Who determines the salary of American Red Cross managers?
A local board of directors governs each Red Cross chapter. Each chapter board is made up of local leaders who volunteer their time to guide the delivery of essential Red Cross services relevant to their community. It is these boards that determine and approve each chapter executive’s salary. Salaries are based on the individuals level of experience, while taking into consideration the cost of living in their chapter jurisdiction, local market conditions and the comparable salaries of Red Cross chapter executives at other chapters of similar size. The ARC believes that allowing local leadership to determine chapter executive salaries is fair and necessary to ensure that the most competent managers can continue to be recruited to fill these important community leadership roles.
