Mission
The ADA is the professional association of dentists committed to the public's oral health, ethics, science, and professional advancement; leading a unified professional through initiatives in advocacy, education, research, and the development of standards.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 54 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Executive Director and Secretary
$871k
$932k
- Base
- $640k
- Bonus
- $113k
- Other
- $11k
- Benefits
- $40k
Chief Operating Officer
$609k
$652k
- Base
- $497k
- Bonus
- $14k
- Other
- $10k
- Benefits
- $26k
Chief Strategy Officer & Sr. Vp, Practice Institute
vice president
$576k
$617k
- Base
- $445k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- $39k
- Benefits
- $40k
Chief Economist/vp, Hp Institute
key employee
$519k
$555k
- Base
- $418k
- Bonus
- $9k
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $43k
General Counsel
key employee
$504k
$540k
- Base
- $388k
- Bonus
- $7k
- Other
- $10k
- Benefits
- $43k
Chief of Gov & Strategy Mgmt
key employee
$502k
$538k
- Base
- $356k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- $47k
- Benefits
- $31k
SVP - Education/prof. Affairs
senior vice president
$496k
$531k
- Base
- $384k
- Bonus
- $7k
- Other
- $7k
- Benefits
- $11k
Chief Technology Officer
key employee
$491k
$525k
- Base
- $403k
- Bonus
- $13k
- Other
- $9k
- Benefits
- $16k
Vp, Sales Strategy & Product Development
vice president
$490k
$525k
- Base
- $391k
- Bonus
- $8k
- Other
- $16k
- Benefits
- $27k
Chief Business Strategy & Product Portfolio Officer
former officer/director/trustee
$487k
$521k
- Base
- —
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $487k
- Benefits
- —
Chief Financial Officer
$486k
$520k
- Base
- $363k
- Bonus
- $22k
- Other
- $11k
- Benefits
- $43k
Chief Customer Innovation Officer
key employee
$480k
$514k
- Base
- $384k
- Bonus
- $7k
- Other
- $6k
- Benefits
- $40k
Chief Human Resources Officer
key employee
$478k
$512k
- Base
- $357k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- $10k
- Benefits
- $27k
Chief Client Svcs & Tripartite Relations Officer
key employee
$477k
$511k
- Base
- $456k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $459
- Benefits
- —
Senior Vp, Practice Institute
senior vice president
$387k
$415k
- Base
- $334k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- —
VP Public & Professional Communications
vice president
$363k
$389k
- Base
- $269k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $27k
Vp, Sales Enablement Strategy
vice president
$358k
$383k
- Base
- $264k
- Bonus
- $1k
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $27k
VP Intregrated Mktg & Brand Experience
vice president
$357k
$382k
- Base
- $267k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $40k
President-elect (oct 2023-oct 2024)/president (oct 24-oct 25)
$356k
$381k
- Base
- $310k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $7k
- Benefits
- $40k
President-elect (oct 2022-oct 2023)/president (oct 2023-oct 2024)
$347k
$372k
- Base
- $337k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $10k
- Benefits
- —
VP - Business & Conference
vice president
$343k
$367k
- Base
- $279k
- Bonus
- $750
- Other
- $7k
- Benefits
- $11k
Vp, Dental Practice & Relationship Mgmt
vice president
$339k
$363k
- Base
- $306k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $6k
Senior Vp, Affiliate Services
senior vice president
$304k
$325k
- Base
- $232k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $17k
Trustee (oct 2020-oct 2024)
board member
$98k
$105k
Trustee (oct 2020-oct 2024)
board member
$97k
$104k
Trustee (oct 2022-oct 2025)
board member
$95k
$102k
Trustee (oct 2021-oct 2025)
board member
$93k
$99k
Trustee (oct 2022-oct 2026)
board member
$92k
$98k
Trustee (oct 2022-oct 2026)
board member
$91k
$98k
Trustee (oct 2023-oct 2027)
board member
$91k
$98k
Trustee (oct 2023-oct 2027)
board member
$90k
$96k
Trustee (oct 2022-oct 2026)
board member
$87k
$93k
Trustee (oct 2021-oct 2025)
board member
$81k
$87k
Trustee (oct 2021-oct 2025)
board member
$79k
$85k
Trustee (oct 2020-oct 2024)
board member
$77k
$83k
Trustee (oct 2020-oct 2024)
board member
$73k
$78k
First Vp(oct 2023-oct 2024)
vice president
$71k
$77k
Trustee (oct 2023-oct 2027)
board member
$71k
$76k
Trustee (oct 2023-oct 2027)
board member
$69k
$74k
Second VP (oct 2023-oct 2024)/first Vp(oct 2024-oct 2025)
vice president
$69k
$74k
Treasurer (oct 2023-oct 2024)
$67k
$72k
Trustee (oct 2020-oct 2024)
board member
$66k
$71k
Trustee (oct 2021-oct 2025)
board member
$64k
$69k
President-elect (oct 2024-oct 2025)
$62k
$67k
Speaker of the House
officer (unspecified)
$48k
$51k
New Dentist Committee Chair (oct 2023-oct 2024)
board chair
$45k
$48k
New Dentist Committee Chair (oct 2024-oct 2025)
board chair
$6k
$7k
Trustee (oct 2024-oct 2028)
board member
$4k
$5k
Trustee (oct 2024-oct 2028)
board member
$3k
$3k
Trustee (oct 2024-oct 2028)
board member
$2k
$3k
Trustee (oct 2024-oct 2028)
board member
$2k
$2k
Trustee (oct 2024-oct 2028)
board member
$2k
$2k
Second Vp(oct 2024-oct 2025)
vice president
$2k
$2k
Treasurer (oct 2024-oct 2025)
$1k
$2k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director and Secretary | $640k | $113k | $11k | $40k | $871k $932k |
Chief Operating Officer | $497k | $14k | $10k | $26k | $609k $652k |
Chief Strategy Officer & Sr. Vp, Practice Institute vice president | $445k | $10k | $39k | $40k | $576k $617k |
Chief Economist/vp, Hp Institute key employee | $418k | $9k | $3k | $43k | $519k $555k |
General Counsel key employee | $388k | $7k | $10k | $43k | $504k $540k |
Chief of Gov & Strategy Mgmt key employee | $356k | $5k | $47k | $31k | $502k $538k |
SVP - Education/prof. Affairs senior vice president | $384k | $7k | $7k | $11k | $496k $531k |
Chief Technology Officer key employee | $403k | $13k | $9k | $16k | $491k $525k |
Vp, Sales Strategy & Product Development vice president | $391k | $8k | $16k | $27k | $490k $525k |
Chief Business Strategy & Product Portfolio Officer former officer/director/trustee | — | — | $487k | — | $487k $521k |
Chief Financial Officer | $363k | $22k | $11k | $43k | $486k $520k |
Chief Customer Innovation Officer key employee | $384k | $7k | $6k | $40k | $480k $514k |
Chief Human Resources Officer key employee | $357k | $5k | $10k | $27k | $478k $512k |
Chief Client Svcs & Tripartite Relations Officer key employee | $456k | — | $459 | — | $477k $511k |
Senior Vp, Practice Institute senior vice president | $334k | $10k | $2k | — | $387k $415k |
VP Public & Professional Communications vice president | $269k | — | $3k | $27k | $363k $389k |
Vp, Sales Enablement Strategy vice president | $264k | $1k | $4k | $27k | $358k $383k |
VP Intregrated Mktg & Brand Experience vice president | $267k | $5k | $4k | $40k | $357k $382k |
President-elect (oct 2023-oct 2024)/president (oct 24-oct 25) | $310k | — | $7k | $40k | $356k $381k |
President-elect (oct 2022-oct 2023)/president (oct 2023-oct 2024) | $337k | — | $10k | — | $347k $372k |
VP - Business & Conference vice president | $279k | $750 | $7k | $11k | $343k $367k |
Vp, Dental Practice & Relationship Mgmt vice president | $306k | — | — | $6k | $339k $363k |
Senior Vp, Affiliate Services senior vice president | $232k | $10k | $3k | $17k | $304k $325k |
Trustee (oct 2020-oct 2024) board member | — | — | — | — | $98k $105k |
Trustee (oct 2020-oct 2024) board member | — | — | — | — | $97k $104k |
Trustee (oct 2022-oct 2025) board member | — | — | — | — | $95k $102k |
Trustee (oct 2021-oct 2025) board member | — | — | — | — | $93k $99k |
Trustee (oct 2022-oct 2026) board member | — | — | — | — | $92k $98k |
Trustee (oct 2022-oct 2026) board member | — | — | — | — | $91k $98k |
Trustee (oct 2023-oct 2027) board member | — | — | — | — | $91k $98k |
Trustee (oct 2023-oct 2027) board member | — | — | — | — | $90k $96k |
Trustee (oct 2022-oct 2026) board member | — | — | — | — | $87k $93k |
Trustee (oct 2021-oct 2025) board member | — | — | — | — | $81k $87k |
Trustee (oct 2021-oct 2025) board member | — | — | — | — | $79k $85k |
Trustee (oct 2020-oct 2024) board member | — | — | — | — | $77k $83k |
Trustee (oct 2020-oct 2024) board member | — | — | — | — | $73k $78k |
First Vp(oct 2023-oct 2024) vice president | — | — | — | — | $71k $77k |
Trustee (oct 2023-oct 2027) board member | — | — | — | — | $71k $76k |
Trustee (oct 2023-oct 2027) board member | — | — | — | — | $69k $74k |
Second VP (oct 2023-oct 2024)/first Vp(oct 2024-oct 2025) vice president | — | — | — | — | $69k $74k |
Treasurer (oct 2023-oct 2024) | — | — | — | — | $67k $72k |
Trustee (oct 2020-oct 2024) board member | — | — | — | — | $66k $71k |
Trustee (oct 2021-oct 2025) board member | — | — | — | — | $64k $69k |
President-elect (oct 2024-oct 2025) | — | — | — | — | $62k $67k |
Speaker of the House officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $48k $51k |
New Dentist Committee Chair (oct 2023-oct 2024) board chair | — | — | — | — | $45k $48k |
New Dentist Committee Chair (oct 2024-oct 2025) board chair | — | — | — | — | $6k $7k |
Trustee (oct 2024-oct 2028) board member | — | — | — | — | $4k $5k |
Trustee (oct 2024-oct 2028) board member | — | — | — | — | $3k $3k |
Trustee (oct 2024-oct 2028) board member | — | — | — | — | $2k $3k |
Trustee (oct 2024-oct 2028) board member | — | — | — | — | $2k $2k |
Trustee (oct 2024-oct 2028) board member | — | — | — | — | $2k $2k |
Second Vp(oct 2024-oct 2025) vice president | — | — | — | — | $2k $2k |
Treasurer (oct 2024-oct 2025) | — | — | — | — | $1k $2k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Up 7%
from 2023
From $811k in 2023 to $871k in 2024.
$811k
2023
$871k
2024
$811k
2023
$871k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 4% in real terms$899k to $932k
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 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 Dental Association reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
RevenueExpenses
$141.3M
$157.2M
2023
$237.1M
$184.9M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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