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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 16 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EVP Strategic Prog & Policy executive vice president $506k $554k | |||||
Sr. VP Meetings vice president $354k $388k | |||||
Sr. VP Membership vice president $318k $349k | |||||
Sr. VP Marketing vice president $302k $331k | |||||
Former Exec. V.p. (end 4/2023) former officer/director/trustee $278k $305k | |||||
Cfo/director of Finance director (operational) $265k $291k | |||||
Research Fellow - Eti highest compensated employee $234k $256k | |||||
VP - Ntsa vice president $222k $243k | |||||
Former Exec. Dir.-eti (end 5/2023) former officer/director/trustee $220k $242k | |||||
Controller highest compensated employee $214k $234k | |||||
Executive Vice Pres. (from 6/2023) officer (unspecified) $210k $231k | |||||
Editor - Magazine highest compensated employee $187k $205k | |||||
Director IT chief information officer $179k $197k | |||||
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 87 unpaid individuals.
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Up 92%
from 2022
From $716k in 2022 to $1.4M 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 DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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