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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

American Federation Of Local Government

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 636054036
AL · NTEE J40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Charles Barclay, Executive Director / CEO ($20,400) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 167 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 44th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Charles Barclay — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

167 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 167 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$271 total compensation of comparable organizations → $261,066 $20,400
$2,08610th
$7,14325th
$25,533Median
$84,65475th
$141,25090th
$20,400This org · 44th
p10$2,086
p25$7,143
p50$25,533
p75$84,654
p90$141,250
$20,400

Comparable organizations

Each figure is Form 990 Part VII columns D + F (reportable pay plus other compensation and benefits; column F may include amounts from related organizations), normalized to AL cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
International Federation Of Professional NJ$457,558 President $22,355 $19,021 2023
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters AL$458,952 President $748 $748 2024
American Federation Of Govt Employees Local 933 MI$451,682 President $8,725 $8,582 2023
Building And Construction Trades Council NV$446,827 President $300 $271 2025
Salt Lake Police Association UT$445,852 President $18,600 $17,621 2024
American Federation Of Teachers NY$444,984 Co-president $5,590 $4,676 2024
Port Authority Field Supervisors NJ$442,527 President $3,250 $2,686 2024
International Union Uaw Local 2406 TN$471,254 F.s./treas. $11,477 $11,167 2024
Niagara County Electrical Construction NY$477,138 Secretary $61,912 $51,785 2024
Operating Engineers Local 324 MI$434,382 Trustee $75,632 $72,260 2024
Local 37 Iron Workers Jac Fund RI$481,058 Union Trustee $111,319 $101,722 2023
Glaziers Architectural Metal & Glass CA$431,271 Warden $8,900 $7,114 2024
United Union Of Roofers Waterproofers NJ$481,334 President $5,649 $4,669 2024
Joint Apprentice Training Committee PA$428,826 Union Trustee $129,404 $122,978 2023
Abatement Workers Local #207 Joint Training Fund MI$484,778 Training Director $43,004 $41,087 2024
Committee For Fair And Equal Representation IL$427,049 President $92,616 $84,281 2024
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters OH$486,457 President $3,809 $3,638 2025
Ironworkers Local 292 Gen Bldg Cont Assned Fd IN$423,778 Apprenticeship Coordinator $63,871 $62,347 2024
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital Registered CT$423,768 President $25,859 $23,106 2023
Colorado Jobs With Justice Inc CO$423,736 Executive Director $88,000 $80,413 2023
Roofers Local Union 34 MD$422,016 Business Rep $15,600 $13,899 2023
Elevator Constructors Building MA$420,795 President $74,951 $62,344 2024
Federal Contract Guards Of America NY$491,873 President $57,750 $48,304 2024
National Association Of Independent VA$419,645 President $19,150 $17,115 2024
Employing Bricklayers Association PA$417,332 Exec Director $120,042 $110,808 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AL cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.

Methodology

Comparable organizations were drawn from electronically filed IRS Form 990 returns and matched on sector (NTEE code), budget (a size-adaptive revenue band that tightens as the organization grows), and geography (same-state first, broadening only when too few peers qualify); every organization within the band forms the peer set. To compare fairly across regions and years, peer compensation is normalized to AL cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023) and to the subject's filing year (CPI-U). The figure benchmarked is Form 990 Part VII, Section A, columns D + F — reportable pay plus other compensation, benefits, and deferred amounts (column F may include amounts from related organizations) — with the chief executive matched by role. Related-organization amounts (column E) and institutional trustees are excluded. Full methodology: peerbasis.org/methodology.

Sample, role match & sensitivity

Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:

BasisSubject percentile
Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default44th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)43rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted54th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted42nd

If the percentile moves materially across these definitions, the result is sensitive to methodology choices, and the board should weigh which basis best fits its facts.

Rebuttable presumption of reasonableness · 26 CFR 53.4958-6

Compensation paid by a tax-exempt organization is presumed reasonable — shifting the burden to the IRS — when three requirements are met. This report supplies the comparability data for the second. The board should record the following in its minutes concurrently with its decision:

Draft board minutes — executive compensation

  1. The compensation of the Executive Director / CEO (Charles Barclay) was approved in advance by [the Board / Compensation Committee], composed of members with no conflict of interest with respect to the arrangement.
  2. Prior to its determination, the authorized body obtained and relied upon appropriate comparability data, namely the PeerBasis Compensation Comparability Determination dated June 9, 2026, comparing compensation against 167 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (J40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $20,400 is reasonable (approximately the 44th percentile of comparable organizations) and documented the basis for this determination concurrently, on [date], by a vote of [__ for / __ against].

Sources: IRS Form 990 e-file data (apps.irs.gov); IRS Business Master File (NTEE classification). Every figure traces to an original public filing — click any organization above to verify it on ProPublica. PeerBasis is a service of Prismind Analytics; its methodology is published, was commissioned for independent adversarial review, and discloses its own limitations. This report is comparability data to support a board's good-faith determination under IRC 4958; it is not legal or tax advice. Generated by PeerBasis on June 9, 2026.