U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO salary and executive pay
U.S. Chamber of Commerce paid its CEO, Suzanne Clark, $8,391,682 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $1,732,906 (26.0%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranks 6th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. U.S. Chamber of Commerce has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Also known as Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 53-0045720, Washington, DC.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$8,391,682
- Total revenue
- $225,835,416
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Highest
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202543179349303374.View the filing
Peers: the 19 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 1st of 20 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 3.72% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This is the national U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. Local and state chambers of commerce are separate organizations.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 11 people were paid more than $500,000, 10 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Suzanne Clark CEO President & CEO/Director | $8,391,682 |
| Elizabeth KefferEVP & Chief Relationship Officer | $2,636,339 |
| Justin WallerEVP, COO | $2,070,118 |
| David HirschmannEVP, New Strategic Initiatives | $2,008,917 |
| Neil BradleyEVP, Chief Policy Officer | $1,956,345 |
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Suzanne Clark CEO President & CEO/Director | $8,391,682 | $225,835,416 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Suzanne Clark CEO President & CEO/Director | $6,658,776 | $196,544,960 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Suzanne Clark CEO President & CEO/Director | $6,326,094 | $209,504,516 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202543179349303374.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Suzanne ClarkPresident & CEO/Director | $7,836,579 | $555,103 | $1,487,913 | $4,700,000 | $1,648,666 | $523,625 | $31,478 | $8,391,682 |
| Elizabeth KefferEVP & Chief Relationship Officer | $2,590,487 | $45,852 | $790,487 | $1,800,000 | $0 | $22,425 | $23,427 | $2,636,339 |
| Justin WallerEVP, COO | $1,920,238 | $149,880 | $647,766 | $1,267,000 | $5,472 | $133,725 | $16,155 | $2,070,118 |
| David HirschmannEVP, New Strategic Initiatives | $1,913,700 | $95,217 | $596,700 | $1,317,000 | $0 | $89,400 | $5,817 | $2,008,917 |
| Neil BradleyEVP, Chief Policy Officer | $1,793,567 | $162,778 | $640,228 | $1,152,000 | $1,339 | $133,725 | $29,053 | $1,956,345 |
These figures come from U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How U.S. Chamber of Commerce compares
Ranked 6th of 46 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million:
Humane World for Animals$702,371 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
YMCA of the USA$892,142 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Special Olympics$570,761 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Sierra Club$524,826 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
National Geographic Society$1,571,576 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Common questions
Suzanne Clark (President & CEO/Director) was paid $8,391,682 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $7,836,579 from U.S. Chamber of Commerce and $555,103 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranks 6th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, Suzanne Clark, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $8,391,682. Next was Elizabeth Keffer (EVP & Chief Relationship Officer), at $2,636,339. On the latest return, 11 people were paid more than $500,000, 10 of them more than $1 million.
This is the national U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. Local and state chambers of commerce are separate organizations.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce paid its CEO, Suzanne Clark, $8,391,682 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $1,732,906 (26.0%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Suzanne Clark, paid $6,326,094. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $6,326,094 (Suzanne Clark); December 2023, $6,658,776; December 2024, $8,391,682.
From the 3 Form 990 returns U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.