THE ASSOCIATION SERVES ITS MEMBERSHIP CONSISTING OF INDEPENDENT BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD MEMBER PLANS THAT OPERATE WITHIN SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC SERVICE AREAS. THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO MEMBER PLANS AND COORDINATES GOVERNMENT SERVICES, SUCH AS THE CONTRACT UNDER THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFIT PROGRAM (FEP), WHICH IS THE CORE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE COMMON GOOD AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY BY FOSTERING BROADBASED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 43 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Health Care organizations in Illinois.
- Base
- $1.6M
- Bonus
- $4.4M
- Other
- $208k
- Benefits
- $32k
- Base
- $310k
- Bonus
- $973k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $18k
- Base
- $310k
- Bonus
- $559k
- Other
- $586k
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $443k
- Bonus
- $1M
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $40k
- Base
- $589k
- Bonus
- $504k
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $17k
- Base
- $352k
- Bonus
- $367k
- Other
- $9k
- Benefits
- $39k
- Base
- $495k
- Bonus
- $351k
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $51k
- Base
- $461k
- Bonus
- $334k
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $156k
- Bonus
- $376k
- Other
- $315k
- Benefits
- $10k
- Base
- $446k
- Bonus
- $298k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $11k
- Base
- $524k
- Bonus
- $240k
- Other
- $557
- Benefits
- $718
- Base
- $462k
- Bonus
- $241k
- Other
- $718
- Benefits
- $5k
- Base
- $414k
- Bonus
- $255k
- Other
- $6k
- Benefits
- $40k
- Base
- $385k
- Bonus
- $204k
- Other
- $7k
- Benefits
- $43k
- Base
- $368k
- Bonus
- $184k
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $36k
- Base
- $366k
- Bonus
- $154k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $39k
- Base
- $328k
- Bonus
- $161k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $41k
- Base
- $360k
- Bonus
- $85k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $298k
- Bonus
- $164k
- Other
- $240
- Benefits
- $42k
- Base
- $319k
- Bonus
- $225k
- Other
- $102
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $340k
- Bonus
- $151k
- Other
- $216
- Benefits
- $10k
- Base
- $345k
- Bonus
- $178k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $300k
- Bonus
- $147k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $40k
- Base
- $277k
- Bonus
- $140k
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $40k
- Base
- $317k
- Bonus
- $141k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $439
- Base
- $418k
- Bonus
- $52k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $570
- Base
- $302k
- Bonus
- $107k
- Other
- $6k
- Benefits
- $35k
- Base
- $296k
- Bonus
- $130k
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $40k
- Bonus
- $212k
- Other
- $182k
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $186k
- Bonus
- $86k
- Other
- $141k
- Benefits
- $19k
- Base
- $108k
- Bonus
- $205k
- Other
- $86k
- Benefits
- $21k
- Base
- $368k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $28k
- Base
- $280k
- Bonus
- $72k
- Other
- $22k
- Benefits
- $25k
- Base
- $281k
- Bonus
- $88k
- Other
- $729
- Benefits
- $904
- Base
- $282k
- Bonus
- $67k
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $28k
- Base
- $268k
- Bonus
- $70k
- Other
- $27k
- Benefits
- $8k
- Base
- $181k
- Bonus
- $139k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $244k
- Bonus
- $65k
- Other
- $30k
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $261k
- Bonus
- $63k
- Other
- $5k
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $308k
- Bonus
- $38k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $4k
- Base
- $119k
- Bonus
- $93k
- Other
- $66
- Benefits
- $3k
- Base
- —
- Bonus
- $121k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $140k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $277
- Benefits
- $6k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President and CEO Above 90th percentile | $1.6M | $4.4M | $208k | $32k | $8.4M $9M |
Executive Vice President (end 05/24) Executive Vice President Above 90th percentilevs Health Care peers nationwide | $310k | $973k | $1k | $18k | $1.7M $1.8M |
Senior Vice President (end 06/24) Senior Vice President Above 90th percentilevs Health Care peers nationwide | $310k | $559k | $586k | $16k | $1.6M $1.7M |
Executive Vice President (end 07/24) Executive Vice President Above 90th percentilevs Health Care peers nationwide | $443k | $1M | — | $40k | $1.6M $1.7M |
Executive Vice President & CFO Above 90th percentile | $589k | $504k | $3k | $17k | $1.3M $1.4M |
VP Investments & Neba Vice President Above 90th percentile | $352k | $367k | $9k | $39k | $1.1M $1.1M |
Senior Vice President 75th to 90th percentilevs Health Care peers nationwide | $495k | $351k | $3k | $51k | $1M $1.1M |
Senior Vice President 75th to 90th percentilevs Health Care peers nationwide | $461k | $334k | $4k | $43k | $973k $1M |
Vice President (end 06/24) Vice President Above 90th percentile | $156k | $376k | $315k | $10k | $916k $980k |
VP & Chief Info Sec Office Vice President Above 90th percentile | $446k | $298k | $2k | $11k | $906k $970k |
SVP Policy and Advocacy Senior Vice President 75th to 90th percentilevs Health Care peers nationwide | $524k | $240k | $557 | $718 | $899k $963k |
SVP and Chief HR Officer Senior Vice President 75th to 90th percentilevs Health Care peers nationwide | $462k | $241k | $718 | $5k | $848k $907k |
SVP Federal Employee Progr Senior Vice President 75th to 90th percentilevs Health Care peers nationwide | $414k | $255k | $6k | $40k | $816k $874k |
Vice President Above 90th percentile | $385k | $204k | $7k | $43k | $707k $757k |
Vice President Above 90th percentile | $368k | $184k | $3k | $36k | $664k $711k |
Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $366k | $154k | $2k | $39k | $653k $699k |
VP App. Solutions Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $328k | $161k | $2k | $41k | $580k $621k |
Chief Legal Officer (begin 04/24) Officer (Unspecified) | $360k | $85k | $1k | $27k | $573k $613k |
Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $298k | $164k | $240 | $42k | $570k $610k |
Chief Oper Officer (begin 07/24) Officer (Unspecified) | $319k | $225k | $102 | $21k | $565k $604k |
Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $340k | $151k | $216 | $10k | $559k $599k |
Former Vice President Board Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $345k | $178k | — | — | $557k $596k |
Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $300k | $147k | $1k | $40k | $544k $582k |
Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $277k | $140k | $4k | $40k | $518k $555k |
Vice President Advocacy Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $317k | $141k | $1k | $439 | $517k $554k |
Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $418k | $52k | $2k | $570 | $512k $548k |
Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $302k | $107k | $6k | $35k | $511k $547k |
Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $296k | $130k | $2k | $16k | $496k $531k |
VP Strategy Pship & Dev (end 01/24) Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $40k | $212k | $182k | $2k | $492k $527k |
Vice President (end 08/24) Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $186k | $86k | $141k | $19k | $471k $505k |
Vice President (end 04/24) Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $108k | $205k | $86k | $21k | $469k $502k |
Coo, Synergie Medication Collective 75th to 90th percentile | $368k | — | $1k | $28k | $415k $444k |
Ed Data Strategy Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $280k | $72k | $22k | $25k | $411k $440k |
VP Litigation & Risk (begin 06/24) Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $281k | $88k | $729 | $904 | $402k $431k |
Ed Strategic Srvcs Group Purchasing Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $282k | $67k | $4k | $28k | $398k $426k |
Ed IT Info Enterprise Architecture Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $268k | $70k | $27k | $8k | $386k $414k |
Former Vice President Board Vice President Median to 75th percentile | $181k | $139k | — | — | $386k $413k |
Ed Fep Program Integrity Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $244k | $65k | $30k | $27k | $383k $410k |
VP Fep Clinical Ops (begin 02/24) Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $261k | $63k | $5k | $13k | $376k $403k |
VP Strat & Pships (begin 01/24) Vice President Median to 75th percentile | $308k | $38k | $1k | $4k | $360k $385k |
VP Strategic Oper (begin 08/24) Vice President Median to 75th percentile | $119k | $93k | $66 | $3k | $221k $236k |
Former Senior VP & Ccto Senior Vice President 25th percentile to medianvs Health Care peers nationwide | — | $121k | — | — | $174k $186k |
VP Fep Prod Marketing (begin 07/24) Vice President Median to 75th percentile | $140k | — | $277 | $6k | $152k $163k |
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.
Plus 35 unpaid individuals.
Top pay as a share of expenses
In 2024, the highest total compensation at BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION equaled 1.0% of the organization's total expenses. The median for health care organizations is 4%.
Based on 13,830 health care organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.
Up 39%
from 2023
From $6M in 2023 to $8.4M in 2024.
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.
Chief Executive Officer pay rose 39% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 5%.
- Executive Vice President pay fell 22% from 2023 to 2024.
- Senior Vice President pay rose 23% from 2023 to 2024.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
Among peers
Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.
Common questions about BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
What does the Chief Executive Officer of BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION earn?
In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION received $8,414,231 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among Health Care organizations in Illinois: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at Health Care organizations in Illinois, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION falls in the top 10%. In 2024, the highest total compensation at BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION equaled 1.0% of the organization's total expenses. The median for health care organizations is 4%.
What are BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION reported $862.7M in total revenue and $851.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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