To provide electric service to more than 20,000 rural members at the lowest possible cost on a cooperative basis.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 13 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.
- Base
- $285k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $30k
- Base
- $211k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
- Base
- $209k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $194k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $197k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $183k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $28k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General Manager/ceo Officer (Unspecified) | $285k | — | — | $30k | $427k $454k |
Operations Manager Above 90th percentile | $211k | — | — | $16k | $312k $332k |
Lineman Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $209k | — | — | $29k | $288k $307k |
Lineman Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $194k | — | — | $29k | $279k $297k |
Lineman Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $197k | — | — | $13k | $268k $286k |
Lineman Highest Compensated Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $183k | — | — | $28k | $250k $266k |
Director Board Member Median to 75th percentile | — | — | — | — | $36k $38k |
President 10th to 25th percentile | — | — | — | — | $31k $33k |
Secretary Officer (Unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $31k $33k |
Director Board Member Median to 75th percentile | — | — | — | — | $30k $32k |
Director Board Member Median to 75th percentile | — | — | — | — | $29k $31k |
Director Board Member Median to 75th percentile | — | — | — | — | $26k $28k |
Vice President 25th percentile to median | — | — | — | — | $25k $26k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Up 4%
from 2023
From $409k in 2023 to $427k in 2024.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Operations Manager pay rose 7% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 2%.
- Highest Compensated Employee pay rose 11% from 2023 to 2024.
- Board Member pay rose 12% from 2023 to 2024.
Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.
Revenue and expenses over time
NORTHERN LIGHTS INCORPORATED reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
Common questions about NORTHERN LIGHTS INCORPORATED
What does the Operations Manager of NORTHERN LIGHTS INCORPORATED earn?
In 2024, the Operations Manager of NORTHERN LIGHTS INCORPORATED received $312,034 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Operations Manager roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Operations Manager pay at NORTHERN LIGHTS INCORPORATED compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Operations Manager at NORTHERN LIGHTS INCORPORATED falls in the top 10%.
What are NORTHERN LIGHTS INCORPORATED's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, NORTHERN LIGHTS INCORPORATED reported $45.8M in total revenue and $45.8M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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