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March 2, 2026

20 Employees at the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) Take Home $70 Million in Compensation

by Anne Paddock

20 highly compensated employees in 2024 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 nearly $70 million in compensation from 2017-2024 (note:  highly compensated employees in any of the years 2017-2023 but not in 2024 are not included, including the former President Joseph DePete who received $8 million from 2017-2023):

Jason Ambrosi:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,298,108
  • 2023:  $1,054,441

David Krieger:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $838,987
  • 2023:  $828,408
  • 2022:  $765,199
  • 2021:  $699,932
  • 2020:  $704,146
  • 2019:  $648,601
  • 2018:  $559,019
  • 2017:  $564,537

Marcus Migliore:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $700,236
  • 2023:  $751,448
  • 2022:  $715,966
  • 2021:  $511,191
  • 2020:  $532,443
  • 2019:  $524,794
  • 2018:  $511,103
  • 2017:  $432,313

Bruce York:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $  443,734
  • 2023:  $  791,156
  • 2022:  $  715,042
  • 2021:  $  654,235
  • 2020:  $ 673,672
  • 2019:  $  615,428
  • 2018:  $  601,558
  • 2017:  $1,119,400

Andrew Shostack:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $670.928
  • 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 2017-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $645,523
  • 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 2017-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $591,727
  • 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 2017-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $585,448
  • 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 2017-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $577,950
  • 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 2018-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $589,715
  • 2023:  $617,228
  • 2022:  $526,953
  • 2021:  $462,034
  • 2020:  $473,763
  • 2019:  $451,029
  • 2018:  $380,224

David Weaver:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $571,025
  • 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 2017-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $534,896
  • 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 2017-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $526,227
  • 2023:  $563,947
  • 2022:  $485,845
  • 2021:  $445,294
  • 2020:  $431,986
  • 2019:  $402,918
  • 2018:  $376,978
  • 2017:  $339,859

Anna Lebovidge:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $486,709
  • 2023:  $541,464
  • 2022:  $423,395

James Lobsenz:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $514,733
  • 2023:  $530,747

David Semanchik:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $517,848
  • 2023:  $530,277

Kye Johanning:  Total Compensation 2020-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $502,484
  • 2023:  $530,195
  • 2022:  $444,362
  • 2021:  $405,827
  • 2020:  $398,566

John Wells:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $1 million 

  • 2024:  $516,807
  • 2023:  $529,168

Stacey Bechdolt:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $483,506
  • 2023:  $447,194

Daniel White:  Total Compensation 2024:  $0.5 million

  • 2024:  $461,383

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