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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Structural Engineers Association Of

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 870686593
UT · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Nicole Eskelson, Executive Director / CEO ($25,300) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 531 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 13th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Nicole Eskelson — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

531 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 531 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $414,916 $25,300
$16,82110th
$45,21625th
$70,718Median
$98,42075th
$135,74390th
$25,300This org · 13th
p10$16,821
p25$45,216
p50$70,718
p75$98,420
p90$135,743
$25,300

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 UT 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
Florida Association Of Managing FL$279,644 Ceo $130,750 $120,012 2024
Insurance Institute Of Kentucky KY$279,013 President $39,570 $41,538 2024
Catholic Healthcare Partnership Of New Jersey NJ$279,899 President $206,127 $179,817 2024
International Milk Haulers Assn WI$279,994 Executive Director $65,000 $68,286 2023
International Association For The Stability Handli GA$278,729 Secretary $7,200 $7,073 2024
Gloucester Tourism Alliance Inc MA$278,669 Marketing Director $34,104 $29,943 2024
Montana Petroleum Marketers & UT$278,309 State Execut $142,862 $142,862 2024
Dakota Territory Buffalo SD$278,261 Executive Di $10,200 $10,999 2024
Antelope Valley Chambers Of Commerce CA$278,248 Ceo $69,486 $60,356 2023
Shared Services Leadership Coalition VA$278,150 Founder, Ceo & Board Membe $180,000 $174,827 2023
Chester County Chamber Of Commerce SC$278,076 Clinton $78,613 $82,498 2023
Bellevue Chamber Of Commerce Incorporated NE$281,155 President / Ceo $97,005 $99,314 2025
Mobilizing And Organizing Virginians For Engagement VA$277,499 Executive Director $94,000 $88,679 2024
Carolina Fintech Hub NC$277,388 President $250,000 $259,846 2023
San Juan Island Chamber Of Commerce WA$276,774 Executive Di $99,484 $87,026 2024
Ypo Patriot Gold Chapter Of The Young Presidents Organization Inc MA$282,000 Chapter Administrator $50,000 $42,768 2025
American Association Of Corporate Optometrists GA$276,603 Executive Director $57,200 $57,855 2023
Wosa Export Marketing Ltd NY$282,317 Manager $136,390 $120,419 2024
Medef International Washington - Dc Offi DC$282,567 Ceo $153,708 $131,789 2024
Fulton County Economic Development OH$276,024 Executive Di $17,308 $17,450 2025
Savannah Area Chamber Of Commerce GA$283,246 President $37,720 $37,057 2024
Associated Minority Contractors Of AZ$283,342 President $126,300 $118,680 2024
Pueblo West Chamber Of Commerce CO$275,151 Executive Director $27,738 $26,755 2023
O'brien County Economic Development IA$283,583 Exec Directo $94,272 $98,254 2025
Professional Travel Agents Of North VA$275,101 Treasurer $4,200 $3,962 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to UT 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 UT 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 default13th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)13th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted15th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted11th

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 (Nicole Eskelson) 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 531 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $25,300 is reasonable (approximately the 13th 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.