Mission
THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS IS THE TUGBOAT, TOWBOAT, AND BARGE INDUSTRY'S ADVOCATE, RESOURCE AND UNITED VOICE FOR SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AND EFFICIENT TRANSPORATION ON AMERICA'S WATERWAYS, OCEANS, AND COASTS.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
President & CEO
$742k
$813k
- Base
- $426k
- Bonus
- $171k
- Other
- $15k
- Benefits
- $49k
Svp, Regional Adv
senior vice president
$286k
$313k
- Base
- $214k
- Bonus
- $35k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $37k
Vp, Leg Affairs
vice president
$263k
$288k
- Base
- $211k
- Bonus
- $30k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
Svp, Ops & Admin
senior vice president
$209k
$229k
- Base
- $177k
- Bonus
- $19k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
Vp, Reg Affairs
vice president
$198k
$218k
- Base
- $156k
- Bonus
- $28k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $15k
Vp, Pub Affairs & Comms
vice president
$195k
$214k
- Base
- $153k
- Bonus
- $18k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
Vp, Pacific & Gen Counsel
vice president
$188k
$207k
- Base
- $159k
- Bonus
- $6k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
Vp, Southern
vice president
$181k
$199k
- Base
- $142k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $39k
Dir, Pol Affairs
highest compensated employee
$172k
$189k
- Base
- $146k
- Bonus
- $5k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $22k
Vp, Finance & Accounting
vice president
$158k
$173k
- Base
- $142k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- $584
- Benefits
- $5k
Vp, Atlantic Region
vice president
$152k
$167k
- Base
- $130k
- Bonus
- $8k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $14k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President & CEO | $426k | $171k | $15k | $49k | $742k $813k |
Svp, Regional Adv senior vice president | $214k | $35k | — | $37k | $286k $313k |
Vp, Leg Affairs vice president | $211k | $30k | — | $23k | $263k $288k |
Svp, Ops & Admin senior vice president | $177k | $19k | — | $13k | $209k $229k |
Vp, Reg Affairs vice president | $156k | $28k | — | $15k | $198k $218k |
Vp, Pub Affairs & Comms vice president | $153k | $18k | — | $24k | $195k $214k |
Vp, Pacific & Gen Counsel vice president | $159k | $6k | — | $23k | $188k $207k |
Vp, Southern vice president | $142k | — | — | $39k | $181k $199k |
Dir, Pol Affairs highest compensated employee | $146k | $5k | — | $22k | $172k $189k |
Vp, Finance & Accounting vice president | $142k | $10k | $584 | $5k | $158k $173k |
Vp, Atlantic Region vice president | $130k | $8k | — | $14k | $152k $167k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 62 unpaid individuals.
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