Provide safe and reliable electricity at the lowest possible cost to the cooperative membership.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 19 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.
- Base
- $299k
- Bonus
- $27k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $241k
- Bonus
- $12k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $30k
- Base
- $207k
- Bonus
- $36k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $30k
- Base
- $146k
- Bonus
- $70k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $248k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $202k
- Bonus
- $28k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $30k
- Base
- $218k
- Bonus
- $28k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $14k
- Base
- $146k
- Bonus
- $70k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $175k
- Bonus
- $28k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $201k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Executive Officer Above 90th percentile | $299k | $27k | — | $29k | $390k $415k |
Deputy Gm & VP of Member Experience General Manager 75th to 90th percentile | $241k | $12k | — | $30k | $310k $330k |
Engineering Manager Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $207k | $36k | — | $30k | $298k $317k |
Coo/vp of Engineering Key Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $146k | $70k | — | $29k | $296k $315k |
Line Foreman Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $248k | — | — | $29k | $293k $312k |
Information Technology Manager IT Manager Above 90th percentile | $202k | $28k | — | $30k | $284k $302k |
Vice President of Finance Vice President Above 90th percentile | $218k | $28k | — | $14k | $276k $294k |
VP of Member Support/cfo Vice President Above 90th percentile | $146k | $70k | — | $29k | $263k $280k |
Accounting Manager/controller Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $175k | $28k | — | $29k | $252k $268k |
Line Foreman Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $201k | — | — | $29k | $247k $263k |
Vice President 25th percentile to median | — | — | — | — | $15k $16k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | — | — | — | — | $10k $11k |
President Below 10th percentile | — | — | — | — | $10k $11k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | — | — | — | — | $7k $8k |
Secretary/treasurer Officer (Unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $7k $8k |
Secretary/treasurer Officer (Unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $7k $7k |
Trustee Board Member 25th percentile to median | — | — | — | — | $6k $7k |
Trustee Board Member 10th to 25th percentile | — | — | — | — | $4k $4k |
Trustee Board Member 10th to 25th percentile | — | — | — | — | $3k $3k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Down 8%
from 2023
From $425k in 2023 to $390k in 2024.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Chief Executive Officer pay rose 139% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 7%.
- General Manager pay fell 3% from 2023 to 2024.
- Highest Compensated Employee pay fell 30% from 2023 to 2024.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
Revenue and expenses over time
BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
Common questions about BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
What does the Chief Executive Officer of BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION earn?
In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION received $389,941 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION falls in the top 10%.
What are BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, BENTON RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION reported $49.8M in total revenue and $49.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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