Mission
THE KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES (KACO) IS DEDICATED TO SERVING ALL KENTUCKY COUNTIES BY PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY PROGRAMS/SERVICES AND ADVOCATING LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR KENTUCKY'S COUNTIES BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 46 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Executive Director
$349k
$382k
- Base
- $258k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
General Counsel
officer (unspecified)
$282k
$308k
- Base
- $194k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
Director of Insurance/busi
key employee
$269k
$294k
- Base
- $187k
- Bonus
- $6k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
$259k
$283k
- Base
- $181k
- Bonus
- $8k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
Director of Leasing Trust
key employee
$234k
$256k
- Base
- $172k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $11k
Director of Strategic Oper
highest compensated employee
$202k
$220k
- Base
- $148k
- Bonus
- $2k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
Director of Government Aff
highest compensated employee
$196k
$214k
- Base
- $128k
- Bonus
- $4k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $19k
IT Manager
highest compensated employee
$189k
$207k
- Base
- $135k
- Bonus
- $1k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
Staff Attorney
highest compensated employee
$182k
$198k
- Base
- $130k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
Asst. Director of Leasing Trust
highest compensated employee
$174k
$190k
- Base
- $124k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
Past President
$6k
$7k
President
$6k
$7k
President Elect
$6k
$6k
1st Vice President
vice president
$6k
$6k
Past President
$5k
$5k
Director
board member
$2k
$2k
Director
board member
$2k
$2k
Director
board member
$2k
$2k
2nd Vice President
vice president
$2k
$2k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Past President
board president
$1k
$1k
Past President
board president
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director (term Ended 6/24)
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director
board member
$1k
$1k
Director (term Ended 11/23)
board member
$766
$837
Director (term Beg 8/23)
board member
$533
$582
Director
board member
$533
$582
Director (term Beg 11/23)
board member
$266
$290
Director (term Ended 8/23)
board member
$250
$273
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $258k | — | — | $12k | $349k $382k |
General Counsel officer (unspecified) | $194k | $10k | — | $12k | $282k $308k |
Director of Insurance/busi key employee | $187k | $6k | — | $16k | $269k $294k |
CFO | $181k | $8k | — | $12k | $259k $283k |
Director of Leasing Trust key employee | $172k | — | — | $11k | $234k $256k |
Director of Strategic Oper highest compensated employee | $148k | $2k | — | $12k | $202k $220k |
Director of Government Aff highest compensated employee | $128k | $4k | — | $19k | $196k $214k |
IT Manager highest compensated employee | $135k | $1k | — | $12k | $189k $207k |
Staff Attorney highest compensated employee | $130k | — | — | $12k | $182k $198k |
Asst. Director of Leasing Trust highest compensated employee | $124k | — | — | $12k | $174k $190k |
Past President | — | — | — | — | $6k $7k |
President | — | — | — | — | $6k $7k |
President Elect | — | — | — | — | $6k $6k |
1st Vice President vice president | — | — | — | — | $6k $6k |
Past President | — | — | — | — | $5k $5k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $2k $2k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $2k $2k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $2k $2k |
2nd Vice President vice president | — | — | — | — | $2k $2k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Past President board president | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Past President board president | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director (term Ended 6/24) board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Director (term Ended 11/23) board member | — | — | — | — | $766 $837 |
Director (term Beg 8/23) board member | — | — | — | — | $533 $582 |
Director board member | — | — | — | — | $533 $582 |
Director (term Beg 11/23) board member | — | — | — | — | $266 $290 |
Director (term Ended 8/23) board member | — | — | — | — | $250 $273 |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 2 unpaid individuals.
Up 5%
from 2022
From $333k in 2022 to $349k in 2023.
$333k
2022
$349k
2023
$333k
2022
$349k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Roughly flat in real terms$380k to $382k
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South 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
KENTUCKY ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
RevenueExpenses
$9.2M
$8.6M
2022
$10.3M
$8.7M
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark
What Public & Societal Benefit executives earn
Comparable public & societal benefit organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $76,607.
25th percentile
$29k
Median
$76,607
75th percentile
$157k
90th percentile
$280k
These are public & societal benefit sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 641 organizations across 641 filings (2021 – 2023).
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