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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Salem Saturday Market

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 931309045
OR · NTEE S41
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kirsten Bachmeier 822-824, Executive Director / CEO ($50,400) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 547 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 23rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Kirsten Bachmeier 822-824 — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

547 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 547 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$322 total compensation of comparable organizations → $457,281 $50,400
$24,86810th
$54,16025th
$82,885Median
$117,78775th
$163,10690th
$50,400This org · 23rd
p10$24,868
p25$54,160
p50$82,885
p75$117,787
p90$163,106
$50,400

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 OR 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
Holly Springs Chamber Of Commerce Inc NC$336,055 Executive Director $77,146 $88,372 2023
Council For Disability Awareness ME$336,267 President $54,000 $56,726 2025
The Greater Richmond Chamber Foundation VA$335,163 Chamber Ceo $439,811 $457,281 2024
Multiskilled Medical Certification KS$336,420 President $341,555 $397,342 2024
Virginia Loggers Association Inc VA$334,889 Executive Di $125,000 $129,965 2024
The Boston Club Inc MA$334,682 Executive Director $84,000 $81,283 2024
Hot Springs Association CO$336,780 Executive Director Started Oct 23 $52,000 $55,278 2023
Burnet Chamber Of Commerce TX$336,993 Executive Director $25,161 $27,102 2024
Ohio Housing Council OH$334,424 Executive Director $158,466 $180,734 2024
Marietta Umpires Association Inc GA$334,290 First Vp Booking Secretary $21,627 $24,108 2023
Rainbow Chamber Of Commerce CA$337,313 Exe Director $99,102 $89,774 2025
Civl Nfp Inc IL$333,119 Executive Director $49,482 $53,932 2023
Smacna Of Northern Illinois IL$332,526 Administrator $14,856 $16,192 2023
The European-american Chamber Of NY$339,296 Executive Director $165,000 $165,296 2023
Miami-dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber Of Commerce Inc FL$339,350 Director $119,596 $120,983 2024
Pci Of Illinois & Wisconsin IL$331,997 Executive Director $9,624 $9,926 2025
Public Relations Global Network Inc OH$339,589 Executive Di $53,352 $60,849 2024
Association Of American Pesticide MD$331,848 Executive Sec. $47,986 $48,309 2024
The American Society For Experimental Neurotherapeutics Inc NJ$339,888 Executive Director $96,000 $92,298 2024
Kentucky Water & Waste Water Operators Association KY$340,000 Member Services Director $41,652 $48,187 2024
Annapolis And Anne Arundel County Chamber Of Commerce MD$340,651 Ceo $122,534 $123,359 2024
United Application Standards Group TN$330,745 Executive Dir. $90,250 $102,153 2024
Bulverde-spring Branch Area TX$330,435 President $56,149 $60,481 2024
Marshall County Convention And Visitors Bureau Inc WV$341,043 Executive Director $24,500 $29,409 2023
Laramie Chamber Business Alliance WY$341,566 Ceo $183,100 $211,130 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OR 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 OR 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 default23rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)26th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted24th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted19th

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 (Kirsten Bachmeier 822-824) 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 547 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $50,400 is reasonable (approximately the 23rd 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.