Brian Niccol
2021
In 2021, Brian Niccol earned a total compensation of $17.9M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Chipotle Mexican Grill, a 53% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $4,342,500 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $4,800,102 |
| Salary | $1,250,000 |
| Stock Awards | $7,200,970 |
| Other | $287,008 |
| Total | $17,880,580 |
Niccol received $7.2M in stock awards, accounting for 40% of the total pay in 2021.
Niccol also received $4.3M in non-equity incentive plan, $4.8M in option awards, $1.3M in salary and $287K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2021, Brian Niccol's compensation ranked 401st out of 12,397 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Niccol earned more than 96.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 401 out of 12,397 | 97th |
Division Retail Trade | 21 out of 680 | 97th |
Major group Eating And Drinking Places | 6 out of 157 | 96th |
Industry group Eating And Drinking Places | 6 out of 157 | 96th |
Industry Eating Places | 2 out of 139 | 99th |
Pay ratio
| Brian Niccol's Pay | $17,880,580 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $15,811 |
| Pay Ratio | 1,131to 1 |
In 2021, the annual total compensation of Brian Niccol was $17,880,580.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Chipotle Mexican Grill was $15,811.
The ratio of Brian Niccol's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 1,131 to one.
Source: SEC filing on April 1, 2022.
Niccol's colleagues
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