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. Total revenue on that return was $225,835,416, up 14.9% from $196,544,960 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. U.S. Chamber of Commerce ranks 6th of 45 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 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 1st of 208 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 |
Also paid on the latest return: Harold Kim (EVP), $1,438,615; Michelle Russo (Chief Comms Officer), $1,326,993; Martin Durbin (Pres, GEI & SVP, Policy), $1,235,874; Agnes Warfield-Blanc (EVP), $1,100,038; David Detweiler (General Counsel & Secretary), $1,051,130; Christine Kanuch (CFO), $696,979; Stefan Freiberg (CFO), $423,120; Kevin Garvey (Asst Gnl Cnsl & Asst Secretary), $374,097; Myron Brilliant (EVP, Head Intl), $295,100.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Robert Agbede (Director), Mark Allen (Director), Vanessa Allen Sutherland (Director), Michael Andrew (Director), Richard Bagger (Director), Roger Batkin (Director), Brian Bernasek (Director), Richard Bielen (Director), Fritz Bittenbender (Director), Phil Boudreau (Director), Michelle Browdy (Director), Zawadi Bryant (Director), Brian Butler (Director), Douglas Cifu (Director), Suzanne Dann (Director), Brackett Denniston (Sr. Vice Chair/Director), Amadou Diarra (Director), John Diez (Director), Stephanie Dyson (Director), Erin Egan (Director), Shawn Fagan (Director), Gerardo Familiar (Director), Callie Field (Director), Robert Funck (Director), Jason Girzadas (Director), and 70 more.
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 45 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 5th, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, $8,414,231
- Next in this ranking: 7th, OhioHealth, $6,546,210
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
GRAND Mental Health$1,661,437 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Goodwill Industries of Houston$440,469 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024- Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette$889,712 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
Joint Commission$2,825,944 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts$2,293,217 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 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).
The CEO, Suzanne Clark, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $8,391,682.
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.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $218,805,375 and total revenue of $225,835,416 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $7,030,041. Expenses were $197,575,321 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 10.7%. The CEO's pay of $8,391,682 equals 3.84% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns U.S. Chamber of Commerce filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 13, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.