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Employees Association of American Railroads Michael J Rush

Michael J Rush

Key employee

Svp-Safety and Operations at Association of American Railroads

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$641,348
2024

Total compensation

Michael J Rush has been listed as an employee of Association of American Railroads in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Michael J Rush has increased by 26.8% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$641,348
+5.2%
Svp-Safety and Operations
2024
$604k org
38 hrs/wk
$38k other
--
$609,572
+9.4%
Svp-Safety and Operations
2023
$539k org
36 hrs/wk
$72k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Michael J Rush to:

2024

Other employees at Association of American Railroads

Ian N Jefferies
President and Chief Executive Officer
$2,776,996
$2,688,223 from orgNo related comp$88,773 other
Kathryn D Kirmayer
Svp-Law and General Counsel
$822,708
$760,778 from orgNo related comp$61,930 other
Adrian Arnakis
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
$736,552
$675,478 from orgNo related comp$61,074 other
Paul R Hedrick
Svp-Fin, Admin and CFO
$683,758
$610,786 from orgNo related comp$72,972 other
Kristin A Smith
Senior Vice President, Communications
$596,363
$513,810 from orgNo related comp$82,553 other
Rand Ghayad
Svp-Policy and Economics
$478,285
$411,415 from orgNo related comp$66,870 other
William C Thompson
Program Manager
$467,599
$385,880 from orgNo related comp$81,719 other
John Miller
Associate General Counsel
$443,928
$367,340 from orgNo related comp$76,588 other
Stephen Gordon
Associate General Counsel
$387,853
$362,254 from orgNo related comp$25,599 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Association of American Railroads 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Association of American Railroads 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Association of American Railroads 990 published

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