Mission
THE MISSION OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN (BLET) IS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS, INTERESTS, AND SAFETY OF ITS MEMBERS THROUGH SOLIDARITY, AGGRESSIVE REPRESENTATION, AND EDUCATION. THIS MISSION HAS REMAINED CONSISTENT SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDING IN 1863, REFLECTING ITS LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO ADVOCATING FOR THE WELFARE OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 123 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$262k
$282k
- Base
- $262k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Vice General
officer (unspecified)
$247k
$266k
- Base
- $247k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$236k
$253k
- Base
- $236k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$220k
$236k
- Base
- $220k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$215k
$231k
- Base
- $215k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$210k
$226k
- Base
- $210k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Char
officer (unspecified)
$208k
$224k
- Base
- $208k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$203k
$219k
- Base
- $203k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$200k
$215k
- Base
- $200k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Vice General
officer (unspecified)
$200k
$215k
- Base
- $200k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$200k
$215k
- Base
- $200k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$200k
$215k
- Base
- $200k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Vice Gen Cha
officer (unspecified)
$196k
$211k
- Base
- $196k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Vice General
officer (unspecified)
$195k
$210k
- Base
- $195k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$195k
$209k
- Base
- $195k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$191k
$205k
- Base
- $191k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Vice General
officer (unspecified)
$189k
$203k
- Base
- $189k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$189k
$203k
- Base
- $189k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$185k
$199k
- Base
- $185k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$180k
$194k
- Base
- $180k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Vice Gen Cha
officer (unspecified)
$179k
$192k
- Base
- $179k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$177k
$191k
- Base
- $177k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Vice Gen Cha
officer (unspecified)
$177k
$191k
- Base
- $177k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Gen Chairmn
officer (unspecified)
$174k
$187k
- Base
- $174k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$172k
$185k
- Base
- $172k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Chairman
board chair
$169k
$181k
- Base
- $169k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Vice Gen Cha
officer (unspecified)
$166k
$179k
- Base
- $166k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Vice Gen Cha
officer (unspecified)
$165k
$177k
- Base
- $165k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Vice Gen Cha
officer (unspecified)
$159k
$172k
- Base
- $159k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$158k
$169k
- Base
- $158k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$156k
$168k
- Base
- $156k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Chairman
board chair
$154k
$166k
- Base
- $154k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Gen Chairman
board chair
$151k
$162k
- Base
- $151k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Gneral Chair
board chair
$150k
$161k
Chairman
board chair
$142k
$152k
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$137k
$147k
Vice Gen Chi
officer (unspecified)
$131k
$141k
Vice Gen Cha
officer (unspecified)
$127k
$137k
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$127k
$137k
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$127k
$136k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$123k
$133k
General Chai
officer (unspecified)
$122k
$131k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$118k
$127k
- Base
- $118k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$103k
$110k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$86k
$93k
Vice Gen Cha
officer (unspecified)
$86k
$92k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$65k
$70k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$65k
$70k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$61k
$66k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$58k
$62k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$49k
$53k
Chairman
board chair
$48k
$52k
- Base
- $118k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$45k
$48k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$44k
$47k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$42k
$45k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$41k
$44k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$38k
$41k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$37k
$40k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$36k
$39k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$36k
$38k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$35k
$38k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$30k
$32k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$29k
$32k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$29k
$31k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$26k
$28k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$25k
$27k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$23k
$25k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$23k
$24k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$22k
$24k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$22k
$24k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$21k
$23k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$20k
$22k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$20k
$22k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$20k
$21k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$20k
$21k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$19k
$20k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$18k
$19k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$17k
$19k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$17k
$18k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$17k
$18k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$16k
$18k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$16k
$18k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$16k
$17k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$16k
$17k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$16k
$17k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$15k
$16k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$14k
$15k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$14k
$15k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$14k
$15k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$14k
$15k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$14k
$15k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$14k
$15k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$13k
$14k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$12k
$13k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$12k
$13k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$12k
$12k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$11k
$12k
Secretarty-t
officer (unspecified)
$11k
$12k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$10k
$11k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$10k
$10k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$9k
$10k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$9k
$10k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$9k
$10k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$9k
$10k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$9k
$10k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$9k
$10k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$9k
$9k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$9k
$9k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$8k
$9k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$8k
$9k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$8k
$8k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$8k
$8k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$8k
$8k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$7k
$8k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$7k
$7k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$6k
$7k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$6k
$7k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$5k
$6k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$4k
$4k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$4k
$4k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$3k
$3k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$1k
$1k
Secretary-tr
secretary (operational)
$1k
$1k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $262k | — | — | — | $262k $282k |
Vice General officer (unspecified) | $247k | — | — | — | $247k $266k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $236k | — | — | — | $236k $253k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $220k | — | — | — | $220k $236k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $215k | — | — | — | $215k $231k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $210k | — | — | — | $210k $226k |
General Char officer (unspecified) | $208k | — | — | — | $208k $224k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $203k | — | — | — | $203k $219k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $200k | — | — | — | $200k $215k |
Vice General officer (unspecified) | $200k | — | — | — | $200k $215k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | $200k | — | — | — | $200k $215k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $200k | — | — | — | $200k $215k |
Vice Gen Cha officer (unspecified) | $196k | — | — | — | $196k $211k |
Vice General officer (unspecified) | $195k | — | — | — | $195k $210k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $195k | — | — | — | $195k $209k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $191k | — | — | — | $191k $205k |
Vice General officer (unspecified) | $189k | — | — | — | $189k $203k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $189k | — | — | — | $189k $203k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $185k | — | — | — | $185k $199k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $180k | — | — | — | $180k $194k |
Vice Gen Cha officer (unspecified) | $179k | — | — | — | $179k $192k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | $177k | — | — | — | $177k $191k |
Vice Gen Cha officer (unspecified) | $177k | — | — | — | $177k $191k |
Gen Chairmn officer (unspecified) | $174k | — | — | — | $174k $187k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $172k | — | — | — | $172k $185k |
Chairman board chair | $169k | — | — | — | $169k $181k |
Vice Gen Cha officer (unspecified) | $166k | — | — | — | $166k $179k |
Vice Gen Cha officer (unspecified) | $165k | — | — | — | $165k $177k |
Vice Gen Cha officer (unspecified) | $159k | — | — | — | $159k $172k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | $158k | — | — | — | $158k $169k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | $156k | — | — | — | $156k $168k |
Chairman board chair | $154k | — | — | — | $154k $166k |
Gen Chairman board chair | $151k | — | — | — | $151k $162k |
Gneral Chair board chair | — | — | — | — | $150k $161k |
Chairman board chair | — | — | — | — | $142k $152k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $137k $147k |
Vice Gen Chi officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $131k $141k |
Vice Gen Cha officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $127k $137k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $127k $137k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $127k $136k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $123k $133k |
General Chai officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $122k $131k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | $118k | — | — | — | $118k $127k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $103k $110k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $86k $93k |
Vice Gen Cha officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $86k $92k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $65k $70k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $65k $70k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $61k $66k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $58k $62k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $49k $53k |
Chairman board chair | $118k | — | — | — | $48k $52k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $45k $48k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $44k $47k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $42k $45k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $41k $44k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $38k $41k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $37k $40k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $36k $39k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $36k $38k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $35k $38k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $30k $32k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $29k $32k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $29k $31k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $26k $28k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $25k $27k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $23k $25k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $23k $24k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $22k $24k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $22k $24k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $21k $23k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $20k $22k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $20k $22k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $20k $21k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $20k $21k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $19k $20k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $18k $19k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $17k $19k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $17k $18k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $17k $18k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $16k $18k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $16k $18k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $16k $17k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $16k $17k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $16k $17k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $15k $16k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $14k $15k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $14k $15k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $14k $15k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $14k $15k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $14k $15k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $14k $15k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $13k $14k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $12k $13k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $12k $13k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $12k $12k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $11k $12k |
Secretarty-t officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $11k $12k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $10k $11k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $10k $10k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $9k $10k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $9k $10k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $9k $10k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $9k $10k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $9k $10k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $9k $10k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $9k $9k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $9k $9k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $8k $9k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $8k $9k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $8k $8k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $8k $8k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $8k $8k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $7k $8k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $7k $7k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $6k $7k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $6k $7k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $5k $6k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $4k $4k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $4k $4k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $3k $3k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Secretary-tr secretary (operational) | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 11 unpaid individuals.
Held steady
from 2023
From $260k in 2023 to $262k in 2024.
$260k
2023
$262k
2024
$260k
2023
$262k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 2% in real terms$287k to $282k
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the Midwest region, 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
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN GROUP RETURN reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
RevenueExpenses
$52.2M
$52.9M
2023
$55.7M
$57.3M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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