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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Part VII & Schedule J · 21 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.
- Base
- $761k
- Bonus
- $144k
- Other
- $29k
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $416k
- Bonus
- $49k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $37k
- Base
- $374k
- Bonus
- $44k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $37k
- Base
- $342k
- Bonus
- $44k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $314k
- Bonus
- $38k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $37k
- Base
- $272k
- Bonus
- $34k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $31k
- Base
- $271k
- Bonus
- $38k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $215k
- Bonus
- $27k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $37k
- Base
- $236k
- Bonus
- $25k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $218k
- Bonus
- $26k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $198k
- Bonus
- $23k
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $13k
- Base
- $164k
- Bonus
- $16k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $32k
- Base
- $160k
- Bonus
- $16k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $36k
- Base
- $189k
- Bonus
- $14k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $185k
- Bonus
- $11k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $2k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Executive Director Above 90th percentile | $761k | $144k | $29k | $26k | $1M $1.1M |
Senior Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $416k | $49k | $1k | $37k | $533k $571k |
Senior Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $374k | $44k | $1k | $37k | $487k $521k |
Vice President, Sts Research Center Board Vice President Above 90th percentile | $342k | $44k | $1k | $26k | $444k $475k |
Senior Vice President Marketing & Communication Senior Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $314k | $38k | $1k | $37k | $420k $450k |
General Counsel Key Employee 75th to 90th percentile | $272k | $34k | $1k | $31k | $354k $380k |
Vice President, Finance & Admin Board Vice President Above 90th percentile | $271k | $38k | $1k | $13k | $351k $376k |
Vice President, Education Board Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $215k | $27k | $1k | $37k | $304k $325k |
Vice President Government Relations Board Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $236k | $25k | $1k | $2k | $289k $309k |
Vice President, Quality and Research Board Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $218k | $26k | $1k | $13k | $280k $300k |
Vice President, Meetings and Conventions Board Vice President 75th to 90th percentile | $198k | $23k | $1k | $13k | $255k $273k |
Director of Information Technology Chief Information Officer Median to 75th percentile | $164k | $16k | — | $32k | $228k $244k |
Tsf Executive Director 75th to 90th percentile | $160k | $16k | — | $36k | $228k $244k |
Associate Director, Database Analytics Highest Compensated Employee Median to 75th percentile | $189k | $14k | — | $2k | $223k $239k |
Director of Communications Director (Operational) Above 90th percentile | $185k | $11k | — | $2k | $216k $231k |
President Below 10th percentile | — | — | — | — | $8k $9k |
Secretary Officer (Unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $6k $6k |
Treasurer-elect Board Treasurer 10th to 25th percentile | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Second Vice President Board Vice President Below 10th percentile | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
First Vice President Vice President Below 10th percentile | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Treasurer Officer (Unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $1k $1k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 17 unpaid individuals.
Up 4%
from 2023
From $984k in 2023 to $1M in 2024.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Chief Executive Officer pay rose 395% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 12%.
- Senior Vice President pay rose 11% from 2023 to 2024.
- Board Vice President pay fell 1% 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
THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
Common questions about THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS
What does the Chief Executive Officer of THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS earn?
In 2024, the Chief Executive Officer of THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS received $1,019,862 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Chief Executive Officer roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.
How does Chief Executive Officer pay at THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS compare with similar nonprofits?
Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Chief Executive Officer at THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS falls in the top 10%.
What are THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS's revenue and expenses?
In 2024, THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS reported $42.1M in total revenue and $37.3M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.
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