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February 20, 2026

23 Employees of the Air Line Pilots Association Take Him $70 Million in Compensation

by Anne Paddock

23 highly compensated employees in 2023 of the Air Line Pilots Association (a tax-exempt non profit airline pilot’s union with more than 79,000 pilots from 42 US and Canada based airlines, based in McLean, Virginia that raises more than $300 million annually, primarily through dues) received more than $70 million in compensation from 2017-2023 (note:  highly compensated employees in any of the years 2017-2022 but not in 2023 are not included):

Jason Ambrosi:  Total Compensation 2023:  $1 million

  • 2023:  $1,054,441

Joseph DePete:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $8 million

  • 2023:  $  553,106
  • 2022:  $  914,016
  • 2021:  $1,434,941
  • 2020:  $1,389,366
  • 2019:  $1,305,050
  • 2018:  $1,381,738
  • 2017:  $1,188,806

David Krieger:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $5 million

  • 2023:  $828,408
  • 2022:  $765,199
  • 2021:  $699,932
  • 2020:  $704,146
  • 2019:  $648,601
  • 2018:  $559,019
  • 2017:  $564,537

Bruce York:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $5 million

  • 2023:  $  791,156
  • 2022:  $  715,042
  • 2021:  $  654,235
  • 2020:  $ 673,672
  • 2019:  $  615,428
  • 2018:  $  601,558
  • 2017:  $1,119,400

Marcus Migliore:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $4 million

  • 2023:  $751,448
  • 2022:  $715,966
  • 2021:  $511,191
  • 2020:  $532,443
  • 2019:  $524,794
  • 2018:  $511,103
  • 2017:  $432,313

Andrew Shostack:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $4 million

  • 2023:  $705,535
  • 2022:  $601,941
  • 2021:  $486,759
  • 2020:  $494,544
  • 2019:  $462,991
  • 2018:  $513,568
  • 2017:  $402,113

Arthur Luby:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $674,357
  • 2022:  $584,345
  • 2021:  $502,195
  • 2020:  $491,817
  • 2019:  $469,923
  • 2018:  $459,333
  • 2017:  $425,106

Kelly Collie:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $6 million

  • 2023:  $684,414
  • 2022:  $577,869
  • 2021:  $509,969
  • 2020:  $505,591
  • 2019:  $487,960
  • 2018:  $440,728
  • 2017:  $414,796

Elizabeth Robinson:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $4 million

  • 2023:  $645,993
  • 2022:  $572,718
  • 2021:  $514,642
  • 2020:  $517,448
  • 2019:  $481,544
  • 2018:  $456,599
  • 2017:  $430,599

Marie Schwartz:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $4 million

  • 2023:  $622,254
  • 2022:  $536,911
  • 2021:  $497,623
  • 2020:  $487,470
  • 2019:  $434,823
  • 2018:  $413,717
  • 2017:  $412,065

Thomas Ciantra:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $617,228
  • 2022:  $526,953
  • 2021:  $462,034
  • 2020:  $473,763
  • 2019:  $451,029
  • 2018:  $380,224

David Weaver:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $606,589
  • 2022:  $533,074
  • 2021:  $465,712
  • 2020:  $487,040
  • 2019:  $418,412
  • 2018:  $415,055
  • 2017:  $330,493

Richard Harrell:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $575,439
  • 2022:  $504,586
  • 2021:  $444,835
  • 2020:  $454,903
  • 2019:  $429,057
  • 2018:  $438,437
  • 2017:  $380,805

Elizabeth Baker:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $563,947
  • 2022:  $485,845
  • 2021:  $445,294
  • 2020:  $431,986
  • 2019:  $402,918
  • 2018:  $376,978
  • 2017:  $339,859

John Schleder:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $543,480
  • 2022:  $542,286
  • 2021:  $399,525
  • 2020:  $360,582
  • 2019:  $373,545
  • 2018:  $373,397
  • 2017:  $361,338

Anna Lebovidge:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $1 million

  • 2023:  $541,464
  • 2022:  $423,395

James Lobsenz:  Total Compensation 2023:  $0.5 million

  • 2023:  $530,747

David Semanchik:  Total Compensation 2023:  $0.5 million

  • 2023:  $530,277

Kyle Johanning:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $2 million

  • 2023:  $530,195
  • 2022:  $444,362
  • 2021:  $405,827
  • 2020:  $398,566

John Wells:  Total Compensation 2023:  $0.5 million 

  • 2023:  $529,168

Catherine Powers:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $504,181
  • 2022:  $436,824
  • 2021:  $387,907
  • 2020:  $390,875
  • 2019:  $333,157
  • 2018:  $300,092
  • 2017:  $279,546

Howard Hagy:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $4 million

  • 2023:  $499,684
  • 2022:  $562,270
  • 2021:  $499,981
  • 2020:  $523,359
  • 2019:  $492,825
  • 2018:  $479,900
  • 2017:  $465,112

Stacey Bechdolt:  Total Compensation 2023:  $0.5 million

  • 2023:  $447,194

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