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Filing year 2024

BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN GROUP RETURN

Independence, Ohio·EIN 23-7381451·501(c)(5)
Total revenue
$55.7M
Total assets
$23.3M
Total expenses
$57.3M
Reported officers
134
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 · Part VII & Schedule J · 123 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

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)
Above 90th percentile
$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)
Above 90th percentile
$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
75th to 90th percentile
$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)
75th to 90th percentile
$156k
$168k
Base
$156k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
Chairman
Board Chair
75th to 90th percentile
$154k
$166k
Base
$154k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
Gen Chairman
Board Chair
75th to 90th percentile
$151k
$162k
Base
$151k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
Gneral Chair
Board Chair
75th to 90th percentile
$150k
$161k
Chairman
Board Chair
75th to 90th percentile
$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)
75th to 90th percentile
$123k
$133k
General Chai
Officer (Unspecified)
$122k
$131k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
75th to 90th percentile
$118k
$127k
Base
$118k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
75th to 90th percentile
$103k
$110k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
75th to 90th percentile
$86k
$93k
Vice Gen Cha
Officer (Unspecified)
$86k
$92k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$65k
$70k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$65k
$70k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$61k
$66k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$58k
$62k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$49k
$53k
Chairman
Board Chair
Median to 75th percentile
$48k
$52k
Base
$118k
Bonus
Other
Benefits
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$45k
$48k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$44k
$47k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$42k
$45k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$41k
$44k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$38k
$41k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$37k
$40k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$36k
$39k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$36k
$38k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$35k
$38k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$30k
$32k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$29k
$32k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$29k
$31k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$26k
$28k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$25k
$27k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Median to 75th percentile
$23k
$25k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$23k
$24k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$22k
$24k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$22k
$24k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$21k
$23k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$20k
$22k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$20k
$22k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$20k
$21k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$20k
$21k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$19k
$20k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$18k
$19k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$17k
$19k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$17k
$18k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$17k
$18k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$16k
$18k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$16k
$18k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$16k
$17k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$16k
$17k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$16k
$17k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$15k
$16k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$14k
$15k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$14k
$15k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$14k
$15k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$14k
$15k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$14k
$15k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$14k
$15k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$13k
$14k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$12k
$13k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$12k
$13k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$12k
$12k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$11k
$12k
Secretarty-t
Officer (Unspecified)
$11k
$12k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$10k
$11k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$10k
$10k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$9k
$10k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$9k
$10k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$9k
$10k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$9k
$10k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$9k
$10k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$9k
$10k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$9k
$9k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$9k
$9k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$8k
$9k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$8k
$9k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$8k
$8k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$8k
$8k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$8k
$8k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$7k
$8k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$7k
$7k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$6k
$7k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
25th percentile to median
$6k
$7k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
10th to 25th percentile
$5k
$6k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
10th to 25th percentile
$4k
$4k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
10th to 25th percentile
$4k
$4k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
10th to 25th percentile
$3k
$3k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Below 10th percentile
$1k
$1k
Secretary-tr
Secretary (Operational)
Below 10th percentile
$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
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.

Pay for the position

Secretary (Operational) pay rose 4% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 7%.

$192k in 2023 to $200k in 2024.
  • Board Chair pay rose 7% from 2023 to 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

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.
FAQ

Common questions about BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN GROUP RETURN

What does the Secretary (Operational) of BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN GROUP RETURN earn?

In 2024, the Secretary (Operational) of BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN GROUP RETURN received $199,891 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Secretary (Operational) roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Secretary (Operational) pay at BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN GROUP RETURN compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Secretary (Operational) at BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN GROUP RETURN falls in the top 10%.

What are BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN GROUP RETURN's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS AND TRAINMEN GROUP RETURN reported $55.7M in total revenue and $57.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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