SERVE AS A LEADER, ALONGSIDE DIVERSE COALITIONS, IN IDENTIFYING AND REFORMING FLAWS AND INEQUITIES IN THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM, AND REDRESSING SYSTEMIC RACISM, AND ENSURING THAT ITS MEMBERS AND OTHERS IN THE CRIMINAL DEFENSE BAR ARE FULLY EQUIPPED TO SERVE ALL ACCUSED PERSONS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 7 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $320k
- Bonus
- $256
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $170k
- Bonus
- $315
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
- Base
- $149k
- Bonus
- $271
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $131k
- Bonus
- $7k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $10k
- Base
- $134k
- Bonus
- $3k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $4k
- Base
- $136k
- Bonus
- $277
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $4k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director | $320k | $256 | — | $9k | $353k $387k |
Deputy Director key employee | $170k | $315 | — | $27k | $215k $236k |
Associate Executive Direct highest compensated employee | $149k | $271 | — | $22k | $182k $199k |
Director of Public Defense highest compensated employee | $131k | $7k | — | $10k | $162k $178k |
Litigation Director highest compensated employee | $134k | $3k | — | $4k | $155k $170k |
Chief Operating Officer | $136k | $277 | — | $4k | $155k $169k |
Chief Development Officer | — | — | — | — | $149k $163k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 78 unpaid individuals.
Up 11%
from 2022
From $318k in 2022 to $353k in 2023.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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