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Mississippi Society of Association Executives Compensation & Benefit Survey Prepared By: Whorton Marketing & Research April 22, 2013 The following is an Executive Summary of the 2013 Salary and Benefits Survey conducted by Whorton Marketing & Research in the first quarter of this year. Twenty-one states' professional and trade associations participated including members of the Mississippi Society of Association Executives. To obtain an electronic copy of the complete report, comparing the entire survey or the report reflecting only participating Mississippi organizations, contact Amy Wilson, MSAE Executive Director at awilson@msae-net.org. The overall response rate was 29% among the CEOs invited to participate who completed a survey. A total of 1,486 associations in 21 states participated from: • Northeast: Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Mid-Atlantic (Delaware and Pennsylvania). • South: Virginia, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and Oklahoma. • Midwest: Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. • West: California, Washington, and Colorado. Chief Staff Officer Compensation Levels • In the national sample, Chief Staff Officers report earning a mean of $125,137 and a median of $110,000 in the current year. • In addition, 53% were awarded a bonus that averaged a mean of $16,406 and a median of $8,000. • Their mean average salary levels varied considerably by association structure, scope, and size: SCOPE OF OPERATIONS • $126,797 for state associations • $144,438 for regional, national, or international associations • $101,252 for local associations MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE • • $136,394 for organization member-only associations • $116,594 for combined individual & organization member associations • 20 $118,757 for individual member-only associations $91,882 for Association Management Companies CONNECTIONS | SUMMER 2013