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What clubs pay the Board President.

Reported compensation for individuals identified as Board Presidents on Form 990 Part VII, drawn from each club’s most recent filing. Pay shown is reportable compensation plus pay from related organizations — the total a club tells the IRS each person earned.

Coverage
18
people on record

The distribution

n = 18
P10
$870
P25
$3K
P50 · Median
$7K
P75
$13K
P90
$45K

The middle half of Board Presidents earned between $3K and $13K in their most recent reported year.

Pay range by state

1 states · bar spans 25th–75th pct
Massachusettsn=4
$5K

Each bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile of reported pay for the Board President role in that state; the vertical tick marks the median. States need at least three paid officers on record, ranked by median pay.

Highest paid

most recent filing per club
PersonClubPay
KEN WEYAND
PRESIDENT
Grove Xxiii Golf Club Inc
Hobe Sound, FL · FY2023
$504K
MICHAEL STEINER
PRESIDENT
Eagle Springs Golf Club
Wolcott, CO · FY2022
$318K
Robert O'Brien
President
Reservation Golf Club Inc
Mattapoisett, MA · FY2023
$45K
MARK SOLOW
PRESIDENT
Secession Golf Club Inc
Beaufort, SC · FY2023
$37K
HOWARD KAM JR
PRESIDENT
Waialae Country Club
Honolulu, HI · FY2023
$13K
JAN LESAN
PRESIDENT
Crestmoor Golf Club Inc W Hwy 25
Creston, IA · FY2021
$13K
JOHN TURNER
PRESIDENT
Live Oak Golf Country Club Inc
Rockport, TX · FY2022
$11K
David Dienes
President
Royal Oaks Country Club Inc
Dallas, TX · FY2023
$11K
MIKE THOMAS
PRESIDENT
Choctaw Country Club
Poteau, OK · FY2023
$10K
SEAN SWEENEY
PRESIDENT
Walpole Country Club Inc
Walpole, MA · FY2023
$7K

By state

states with n ≥ 3 (1)
StateP25P50P75n
MA$3K$5K$7K4

Pay vs. hours worked

17 officers · anonymised
$0$138K$275K$413K$550K0h10h20h30h40h$504K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $504K · Hours/week 40h$318K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $318K · Hours/week 40h$45K · 40 hrs/wk · Reported pay $45K · Hours/week 40h$37K · 20 hrs/wk · Reported pay $37K · Hours/week 20h$13K · 24 hrs/wk · Reported pay $13K · Hours/week 24h$11K · 2 hrs/wk · Reported pay $11K · Hours/week 2h$11K · 1 hrs/wk · Reported pay $11K · Hours/week 1h$10K · 25 hrs/wk · Reported pay $10K · Hours/week 25h$7K · 10 hrs/wk · Reported pay $7K · Hours/week 10h$6K · 1 hrs/wk · Reported pay $6K · Hours/week 1h$6K · 10 hrs/wk · Reported pay $6K · Hours/week 10h$5K · 15 hrs/wk · Reported pay $5K · Hours/week 15h$3K · 4 hrs/wk · Reported pay $3K · Hours/week 4h$3K · 10 hrs/wk · Reported pay $3K · Hours/week 10h$935 · 20 hrs/wk · Reported pay $935 · Hours/week 20h$870 · 10 hrs/wk · Reported pay $870 · Hours/week 10h$494 · 2 hrs/wk · Reported pay $494 · Hours/week 2h

Each point is one Board President on record — reported pay against the average hours per week the filing lists. No names. Full-time operating roles cluster toward the right; nominal or honorary positions sit at low hours.

← All compensation benchmarks
BLTS $29.2M ▲4.1
STLC $18.4M ▲8.1
ESSX $15.3M ▲11.2
TRDN $17.7M ▼1.4
MRON $17.0M ▲5.2
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