Data skewed by large number of smaller groups where pay is proportionally greater; but even some major groups pay CEOs more For a Washington, D.C.-area association CEO with 13 years' tenure, Air Conditioning Contractors of America CEO Paul Stalknecht's compensation is not that high in comparison with his peers. He earned about $429,000 in base plus bonus—and his bonus was just $35,000—in fiscal year 2012, based on the latest tax filing. But relative to the $2.2 million revenue his group reported on IRS Form 990, his compensation appears high at 19.3 percent. What the public disclosure doesn't show is that Stalknecht also runs ACCA's for-profit subsidiary, IE3, with revenue… Read More