Mission
The organizations primary mission is to provide effective collective bargaining representation to CNA members in order to promote the economic and professional interests of direct care nurses and to advocate for direct care nurses and their patients on all public policy matters related to safe care and nursing practice.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 33 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Executive Director
$472k
$514k
- Base
- $366k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $25k
National Political Director- Upto December 23
key employee
$454k
$495k
- Base
- $345k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
Chief of Staff
officer (unspecified)
$388k
$423k
- Base
- $291k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $33k
Strategic Advisor
highest compensated employee
$382k
$416k
- Base
- $313k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Chief Operating Officer
$380k
$414k
- Base
- $284k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
Director, Northern Ca Private Sector- Upto July 23
highest compensated employee
$367k
$399k
- Base
- $295k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $8k
National Field Director
key employee
$363k
$395k
- Base
- $269k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
Nat'l Dir, Affiliates and Strategic Campaigns
key employee
$361k
$393k
- Base
- $268k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
Director, Public Sector
highest compensated employee
$360k
$392k
- Base
- $267k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
Strategic Campaign Director
highest compensated employee
$355k
$387k
- Base
- $252k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $48k
Director Research and Education
highest compensated employee
$350k
$381k
- Base
- $248k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $48k
National Bargaining Director
key employee
$331k
$361k
- Base
- $232k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $48k
National Director of Health Policy
key employee
$303k
$330k
- Base
- $221k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
National Political and Government Relations D
key employee
$292k
$318k
- Base
- $217k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $34k
National Director of Government Relations
key employee
$210k
$229k
- Base
- $159k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
Council of President (jul-oct)
$170k
$185k
- Base
- $170k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
Council of President
$108k
$118k
Council of President
$108k
$117k
Council of President
$108k
$117k
Council of President
$35k
$39k
Board Member (jul-oct)
board member
$25k
$28k
Board Member
board member
$9k
$10k
Secretrary
officer (unspecified)
$6k
$6k
Board Member
board member
$5k
$6k
Board Member
board member
$4k
$4k
Board Member
board member
$3k
$3k
Board Member
board member
$3k
$3k
Board Member
board member
$3k
$3k
Board Member
board member
$3k
$3k
Board Member
board member
$3k
$3k
Board Member
board member
$3k
$3k
Board Member
board member
$3k
$3k
Board Member
board member
$3k
$3k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $366k | — | — | $25k | $472k $514k |
National Political Director- Upto December 23 key employee | $345k | — | — | $34k | $454k $495k |
Chief of Staff officer (unspecified) | $291k | — | — | $33k | $388k $423k |
Strategic Advisor highest compensated employee | $313k | — | — | — | $382k $416k |
Chief Operating Officer | $284k | — | — | $34k | $380k $414k |
Director, Northern Ca Private Sector- Upto July 23 highest compensated employee | $295k | — | — | $8k | $367k $399k |
National Field Director key employee | $269k | — | — | $34k | $363k $395k |
Nat'l Dir, Affiliates and Strategic Campaigns key employee | $268k | — | — | $34k | $361k $393k |
Director, Public Sector highest compensated employee | $267k | — | — | $34k | $360k $392k |
Strategic Campaign Director highest compensated employee | $252k | — | — | $48k | $355k $387k |
Director Research and Education highest compensated employee | $248k | — | — | $48k | $350k $381k |
National Bargaining Director key employee | $232k | — | — | $48k | $331k $361k |
National Director of Health Policy key employee | $221k | — | — | $34k | $303k $330k |
National Political and Government Relations D key employee | $217k | — | — | $34k | $292k $318k |
National Director of Government Relations key employee | $159k | — | — | $16k | $210k $229k |
Council of President (jul-oct) | $170k | — | — | — | $170k $185k |
Council of President | — | — | — | — | $108k $118k |
Council of President | — | — | — | — | $108k $117k |
Council of President | — | — | — | — | $108k $117k |
Council of President | — | — | — | — | $35k $39k |
Board Member (jul-oct) board member | — | — | — | — | $25k $28k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $9k $10k |
Secretrary officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $6k $6k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $5k $6k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $4k $4k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $3k $3k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $3k $3k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $3k $3k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $3k $3k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $3k $3k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $3k $3k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $3k $3k |
Board Member board member | — | — | — | — | $3k $3k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 24 unpaid individuals.
Down 53%
from 2022
From $1M in 2022 to $472k in 2023.
$1M
2022
$472k
2023
$1M
2022
$472k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 55% in real terms$1.1M to $514k
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 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
California Nurses Association reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
RevenueExpenses
$157.8M
$112.6M
2022
$173.9M
$140.1M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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