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April 1, 2026

7 Employees of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Take Home $35 Million in Compensation

by Anne Paddock

7 highly compensated employees in 2024 of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) – a tax exempt non-profit trade association – received $35 million in compensation from 2018-2024 (note:  highly compensated employees in any of the years 2018-2023 but not in 2024 are not included –  for example, Bob Goldberg who received $15 million from 2018-2023 and Dale Stinton who received $7 million from 2017-2022 although he worked 3o minutes a week from 2019-2022 and received $10,000 an hour or $250,000 annually during those years).

Mark Birschback:  Total Compensation:  2019-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,319,410
  • 2023:  $1,124,751
  • 2022:  $1,103,491
  • 2021:  $1,036,871
  • 2020:  $  884,126
  • 2019:  $  754,755

Shannon McGhan:  Total Compensation:  2019-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,221,565
  • 2023:  $1,127,003
  • 2022:  $1,064,146
  • 2021:  $1,011,086
  • 2020:  $  912,174
  • 2019:  $  825,663

Katherine Johnson:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $  957,866
  • 2023:  $1,167,089
  • 2022:  $1,021,468
  • 2021:  $  963,164
  • 2020:  $  891,977
  • 2019:  $  766,398
  • 2018:  $  692,747

Lawrence Yun:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $902,641
  • 2023:  $874,907
  • 2022:  $815,223
  • 2021:  $750,630
  • 2020:  $736,724
  • 2019:  $665,340
  • 2018:  $659,163

John Pierpoint:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $872,572
  • 2023:  $851,296
  • 2022:  $782,290
  • 2021:  $733,035
  • 2020:  $705,983
  • 2019:  $627,662
  • 2018:  $599,026

Marc Gould:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $566,924
  • 2023:  $763,655
  • 2022:  $613,453
  • 2021:  $576,446
  • 2020:  $606,144
  • 2019:  $531,038
  • 2018:  $494,320

Nykia Wright:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $2,550,257
  • 2023:  $   484,589

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