Most association executives in the Chicago area saw a bump in their salaries last year but the top executives benefited the most from the upswing, a recent survey shows. The 2007-2008 Association Compensation and Benefits Survey, released in November by the Association Forum of Chicagoland, reports that CEO salaries in the Chicago metro area increased by 5.3 percent and senior staff salaries increased by 4.1 percent between July 2006 and June 2007. The annual survey, produced for the Forum by The Management Association of Illinois, looked at 136 professional societies, trade associations and charitable organizations and analyzed 74 positions by budget, location,… Read More