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Employees Short Line Safety Institute Sam Cotton

Sam Cotton

Highest compensated employee

Director of Safety Culture at Short Line Safety Institute

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2023. Published on January 25, 2026.

$240,280
2023

Total compensation

Sam Cotton has been listed as an employee of Short Line Safety Institute in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2018. Total compensation for Sam Cotton has increased by 61% from 2018 to 2023.

Annual compensation details

$240,280
+6.7%
Director of Safety Culture
2023
$163k org
40 hrs/wk
$78k other
--
$225,093
+2.6%
Director of Safety Culture
2022
$157k org
40 hrs/wk
$69k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Sam Cotton to:

2023

Other employees at Short Line Safety Institute

Thomas Murta
Executive Director
$371,024
$284,943 from orgNo related comp$86,081 other
Jill Medeiros
Administration Director
$226,354
$171,176 from orgNo related comp$55,178 other
John Walsh
Director of Hazmat Training
$222,618
$168,758 from orgNo related comp$53,860 other
Julia Leone
Manager of Research and Organizational Development
$146,910
$107,292 from orgNo related comp$39,618 other
Mitch Harris
Board Member
$0
Rose Lang-Poston
Board Member
$0
Jared Martin
Board Member
$0
Matt Walsh
Chair
$0
Justin Broyles
Board Member
$0
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2023 Short Line Safety Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Short Line Safety Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 Short Line Safety Institute 990 published

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