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February 20, 2026

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23 Employees of the Air Line Pilots Association Take Home $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
2 Comments Post a comment
  1. Feb 20 2026

    Thanks….saw the error.

  2. glpteam
    Feb 20 2026

    Good Morning, Anne. Hope you are well. So grateful to you for the work that you continue to do providing insight into NFPs. Just a quick note to check the title of latest post. :)All the best,Your GLP Fans

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