The governing body for high school sports in Illinois — which has come under scrutiny over the salaries and pensions it pays its staff and over whether it’s sharing enough of its income with schools — reported a 24 percent increase in the salary and benefits of its top executive, who plans to retire early next year, newly obtained records show.
The Illinois High School Association said executive director Marty Hickman’s compensation during the 2013-2014 school year totaled $372,293 — up $73,007 from the year before, according to the private, not-for-profit group’s latest filing with the Internal Revenue Service. That included $155,375 in what the IRS labels “deferred compensation” for Hickman, in addition to a base salary of $202,676.
