Mission
To serve the public interest as well as the needs of our members and clients by promoting the safety of life and property and preserving the natural environment through the development and verification of standards for design, construction and operational maintenance of ships and marine related facilities.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 36 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Chairman and CEO
board chair
$3M
$3.1M
- Base
- $1.2M
- Bonus
- $1.6M
- Other
- $33k
- Benefits
- $19k
President and Chief Operating Officer (coo)
$2.3M
$2.4M
- Base
- $568k
- Bonus
- $574k
- Other
- $6k
- Benefits
- $31k
SVP & Chief Financial Officer (cfo)
$1.4M
$1.5M
- Base
- $471k
- Bonus
- $541k
- Other
- $9k
- Benefits
- $26k
EVP General Counsel & Secretary
executive vice president
$1.2M
$1.3M
- Base
- $555k
- Bonus
- $495k
- Other
- $10k
- Benefits
- $19k
VP & Chief Surveyor
vice president
$906k
$945k
- Base
- $333k
- Bonus
- $189k
- Other
- $9k
- Benefits
- $19k
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer
senior vice president
$781k
$814k
- Base
- $365k
- Bonus
- $274k
- Other
- $5k
- Benefits
- —
Vp, Operations - Greater China Region
vice president
$760k
$793k
- Base
- $169k
- Bonus
- $109k
- Other
- $457k
- Benefits
- $25k
SVP - Pacific & Mea Operations
senior vice president
$755k
$787k
- Base
- $205k
- Bonus
- $149k
- Other
- $375k
- Benefits
- $25k
SVP & Chief Information Officer (cio)
chief information officer
$743k
$775k
- Base
- $405k
- Bonus
- $302k
- Other
- $5k
- Benefits
- $31k
SVP & Chief Technology Officer (cto)
senior vice president
$725k
$756k
- Base
- $328k
- Bonus
- $245k
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $31k
VP & Chief Engineer
vice president
$723k
$754k
- Base
- $313k
- Bonus
- $180k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $31k
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer (cmo)
senior vice president
$713k
$743k
- Base
- $295k
- Bonus
- $222k
- Other
- $7k
- Benefits
- $16k
Director, Projects, Offshore Gc Regional Operation
highest compensated employee
$626k
$653k
- Base
- $205k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $422k
- Benefits
- —
Director, Business Development Global Offshore - S
$608k
$635k
- Base
- $159k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $449k
- Benefits
- —
Vice President, Regional Operations * Southern Pac
vice president
$595k
$620k
- Base
- $203k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $392k
- Benefits
- —
Surveyor Iii, Senior * Cn Shanghai Port (mlo)
highest compensated employee
$592k
$617k
- Base
- $310k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $282k
- Benefits
- —
Svp, Global Offshore Market
senior vice president
$560k
$584k
- Base
- $348k
- Bonus
- $184k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $26k
Svp, Global Government Services
senior vice president
$476k
$497k
- Base
- $289k
- Bonus
- $152k
- Other
- $5k
- Benefits
- $31k
Former Senior Vp, Global Offshore Markets
senior vice president
$436k
$454k
- Base
- $297k
- Bonus
- $107k
- Other
- $985
- Benefits
- $31k
Vice President, Application Development (no Longer
vice president
$416k
$434k
- Base
- $416k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
SVP - Western Operations
senior vice president
$355k
$371k
- Base
- $221k
- Bonus
- $101k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $31k
VP - Data and Analytics
vice president
$342k
$356k
- Base
- $272k
- Bonus
- $63k
- Other
- $888
- Benefits
- $6k
Vp, Health, Safety, Quality and Environment (hsqe)
vice president
$338k
$353k
- Base
- $226k
- Bonus
- $80k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $31k
Former Senior VP - Western Hemisphere
senior vice president
$326k
$340k
- Base
- $279k
- Bonus
- $41k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $4k
Svp, Global Engineering
senior vice president
$320k
$334k
- Base
- $244k
- Bonus
- $74k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- —
Director
board member
$230k
$240k
- Base
- $230k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Director
board member
$215k
$224k
- Base
- $215k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Director
board member
$210k
$219k
- Base
- $210k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Director
board member
$210k
$219k
- Base
- $210k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Director
board member
$210k
$219k
- Base
- $210k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Director
board member
$210k
$219k
- Base
- $210k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Director
board member
$200k
$209k
- Base
- $200k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Director
board member
$200k
$209k
- Base
- $200k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Director
board member
$200k
$209k
- Base
- $200k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Former Senior VP - Eastern Hemisphere
senior vice president
$182k
$189k
- Base
- —
- Bonus
- $150k
- Other
- $32k
- Benefits
- —
Director
board member
$100k
$104k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chairman and CEO board chair | $1.2M | $1.6M | $33k | $19k | $3M $3.1M |
President and Chief Operating Officer (coo) | $568k | $574k | $6k | $31k | $2.3M $2.4M |
SVP & Chief Financial Officer (cfo) | $471k | $541k | $9k | $26k | $1.4M $1.5M |
EVP General Counsel & Secretary executive vice president | $555k | $495k | $10k | $19k | $1.2M $1.3M |
VP & Chief Surveyor vice president | $333k | $189k | $9k | $19k | $906k $945k |
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer senior vice president | $365k | $274k | $5k | — | $781k $814k |
Vp, Operations - Greater China Region vice president | $169k | $109k | $457k | $25k | $760k $793k |
SVP - Pacific & Mea Operations senior vice president | $205k | $149k | $375k | $25k | $755k $787k |
SVP & Chief Information Officer (cio) chief information officer | $405k | $302k | $5k | $31k | $743k $775k |
SVP & Chief Technology Officer (cto) senior vice president | $328k | $245k | $4k | $31k | $725k $756k |
VP & Chief Engineer vice president | $313k | $180k | $2k | $31k | $723k $754k |
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer (cmo) senior vice president | $295k | $222k | $7k | $16k | $713k $743k |
Director, Projects, Offshore Gc Regional Operation highest compensated employee | $205k | — | $422k | — | $626k $653k |
Director, Business Development Global Offshore - S | $159k | — | $449k | — | $608k $635k |
Vice President, Regional Operations * Southern Pac vice president | $203k | — | $392k | — | $595k $620k |
Surveyor Iii, Senior * Cn Shanghai Port (mlo) highest compensated employee | $310k | — | $282k | — | $592k $617k |
Svp, Global Offshore Market senior vice president | $348k | $184k | $2k | $26k | $560k $584k |
Svp, Global Government Services senior vice president | $289k | $152k | $5k | $31k | $476k $497k |
Former Senior Vp, Global Offshore Markets senior vice president | $297k | $107k | $985 | $31k | $436k $454k |
Vice President, Application Development (no Longer vice president | $416k | — | — | — | $416k $434k |
SVP - Western Operations senior vice president | $221k | $101k | $1k | $31k | $355k $371k |
VP - Data and Analytics vice president | $272k | $63k | $888 | $6k | $342k $356k |
Vp, Health, Safety, Quality and Environment (hsqe) vice president | $226k | $80k | $1k | $31k | $338k $353k |
Former Senior VP - Western Hemisphere senior vice president | $279k | $41k | $1k | $4k | $326k $340k |
Svp, Global Engineering senior vice president | $244k | $74k | $2k | — | $320k $334k |
Director board member | $230k | — | — | — | $230k $240k |
Director board member | $215k | — | — | — | $215k $224k |
Director board member | $210k | — | — | — | $210k $219k |
Director board member | $210k | — | — | — | $210k $219k |
Director board member | $210k | — | — | — | $210k $219k |
Director board member | $210k | — | — | — | $210k $219k |
Director board member | $200k | — | — | — | $200k $209k |
Director board member | $200k | — | — | — | $200k $209k |
Director board member | $200k | — | — | — | $200k $209k |
Former Senior VP - Eastern Hemisphere senior vice president | — | $150k | $32k | — | $182k $189k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $100k $104k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Down 6%
from 2023
From $3.2M in 2023 to $3M in 2024.
$3.2M
2023
$3M
2024
$3.2M
2023
$3M
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 8% in real terms$3.4M to $3.1M
Estimated with Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend
Revenue and expenses over time
American Bureau of Shipping reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
RevenueExpenses
$541.5M
$479.5M
2023
$536.6M
$514.9M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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