In 2007, the CEO of Harley-Davidson, James L. Ziemer, earned $1,350,000 in total compensation (salary, bonuses, and other compensation) and Roy Williams, the chief executive with the non-profit Boy Scouts of America, earned

$1,577,600. How can a non-profit organization like the Boy Scouts justify compensating its chief executive at a similar level to the CEO of a successful for-profit company like Harley-Davidson?

Sources: Scott DeCarlo “CEO Compensation,” Forbes, April 30, 2008 and Teri Sforza, “National Boy Scouts explain $1.6 million salary for top exec,” Orange County Register, August 7, 2009.