James J. Volker
2008
In 2008, James J. Volker earned a total compensation of $3.4M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Whiting Petroleum, a 40% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $2,433,204 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $550,000 |
| Stock Awards | $418,039 |
| Other | $4,468 |
| Total | $3,405,711 |
Volker received $2.4M in non-equity incentive plan, accounting for 71% of the total pay in 2008.
Volker also received $550K in salary, $418K in stock awards and $4.5K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, James J. Volker's compensation ranked 1,378th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Volker earned more than 84.9% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,378 out of 9,135 | 85th |
Division Mining | 78 out of 396 | 80th |
Major group Oil And Gas Extraction | 64 out of 288 | 78th |
Industry group Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas | 40 out of 193 | 79th |
Industry Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas | 40 out of 193 | 79th |
Source: SEC filing on April 1, 2011.
Volker's colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with James J. Volker at Whiting Petroleum in 2008.