IHSA director’s compensation jumps 24 percent in one year

Posted on June 8, 2015

By Adam Studzinski

BLOOMINGTON – Salary and benefits for the director of the Illinois High School Association increased 24 percent as he plans to retire early next year.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported documents show IHSA executive director Marty Hickman’s compensation grew by more than $73,000 to over $372,000 for the 2013-2014 school year. The newspaper reported the organization does not have to comply with state disclosure laws and released little information about Hickman’s contract.

Hickman’s base salary of nearly $203,000 puts him in the same bracket as the state’s highest paid school administrators.

WJBC has reached out to the IHSA seeking comment.

Adam Studzinski can be reached at [email protected].

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