10 Employees at the US Chamber of Commerce Took Home $117 Million in Compensation

10 of the most highly compensated employees at the US Chamber of Commerce (also known as the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, the US Chamber of Commerce is the largest business organization in the United States representing businesses. A tax-exempt, non-profit 501 (c) 6 organization, the US Chamber of Commerce (USCOC) is based in Washington, DC) in 2023 took home $117 million in compensation from 2017-2023:

Suzanne Clark:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $31 million

• 2023:  $6,658,776
• 2022:  $6,326,094
• 2021:  $5,170,255
• 2020:  $4,300,251
• 2019:  $3,145,755
• 2018:  $2,506,098
• $2017:  2,413,622

Elizabeth Keffer:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $3 million

• 2023:  $2,585,373
• 2022:  $  653,335

Myron Brillant:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:   $15 million 

• 2023:  $2,125,650
• 2022:  $1,533,513
• 2021:  $1,959,764
• 2020:  $2,254,037
• 2019:  $2,436,155
• 2018:  $1,950,483
• 2017:  $1,994,338

David Hirschmann:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $13 million

• 2023:  $2,077,214
• 2022:  $1,365,617
• 2021:  $1,733,362
• 2020:  $2,059,413
• 2019:  $2,369,160
• 2018:  $1,841,992
• 2017:  $1,911,644

Justin Waller:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $10 million

• 2023:  $2,006,282
• 2022:  $1,888,164
• 2021:  $2,006,847
• 2020:  1,307,741
• 2019:  $1,168,108
• 2018:  $1,051,756
• 2017:  $  219,186

Neil Bradley:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $9 million

• 2023:  1,898,126
• 2022:  $1,801,378
• 2021:  $1,334,944
• 2020:  $1,219,730
• 2019:  $1,015,265
• 2018:  $  904,094

Martin Durbin:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $4 million

• 2023:  $1,204,122
• 2022:  $1,138,841
• 2021:  $1,086,541
• 2020:  $  834,435

Harold Kim:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $4 million

• 2023:  $1,521,780
• 2022:  $1,400,783
• $2021:  1,047,971
• 2020:  $  216,033

Michelle Russo:  Total Compensation:  2020-2023:  $4 million

• 2023:  $1,201,840
• 2022:  $1,138,641
• 2021:  $1.038,426
• 2020:  $1,020,122

Agnes Warfield-Blanc:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $24 million

• 2023:  $1,098,293
• 2022:  $4,459,879
• 2021:  $3,248,171
• 2020:  $3,575,639
• 2019:  $3,643,563
• 2018:  $3,916,498
• 2017:  $3,920,786

It is important to note that highly compensated employees from 2017-2022 but not 2023 are not included in the list above. This includes the former CEO, Thomas Donohue who received $37 million in compensation from 2017-2021 or Stan Harrell who received $5 million in compensation from 2017-2021:

Thomas J Donohue:  Total Compensation 2017-2021:  $37 million

• $9,211,428:  2021
• $7,114,289:  2020
• $6,668,106:  2019
• $6,897,144:  2018
• $6,619,841:  2017

Stan Harrell:  Total Compensation 2017-2021:  $5 million

• $1,047,932:  2021
• $ 998,714:  2020
• $1,099,944:  2019
• $  835,030:  2018
• $1,008,601:  2017