James A. Squires
2016
In 2016, James A. Squires earned a total compensation of $8.4M as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Norfolk Southern, a 5% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $678,156 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $724,950 |
| Option Awards | $2,099,966 |
| Salary | $900,000 |
| Stock Awards | $3,900,209 |
| Other | $121,793 |
| Total | $8,425,074 |
Squires received $3.9M in stock awards, accounting for 46% of the total pay in 2016.
Squires also received $678.2K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $725K in non-equity incentive plan, $2.1M in option awards, $900K in salary and $121.8K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2016, James A. Squires' compensation ranked 706th out of 14,075 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Squires earned more than 95.0% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 706 out of 14,075 | 95th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 90 out of 970 | 91st |
Major group Railroad Transportation | 3 out of 30 | 90th |
Industry group Railroads | 3 out of 30 | 90th |
Industry Railroads, Line-Haul Operating | 3 out of 30 | 90th |
Source: SEC filing on March 22, 2017.
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