James R. Meyer
2023
In 2023, James R. Meyer earned a total compensation of $2.1M as President & Chief Executive Officer at FreightCar America, a 3% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $621,500 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $421,651 |
| Salary | $625,000 |
| Stock Awards | $423,749 |
| Other | $20,724 |
| Total | $2,112,624 |
Meyer received $625K in salary, accounting for 30% of the total pay in 2023.
Meyer also received $621.5K in non-equity incentive plan, $421.7K in option awards, $423.7K in stock awards and $20.7K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2023, James R. Meyer's compensation ranked 453rd out of 2,297 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Meyer earned more than 80.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 453 out of 2,297 | 80th |
Division Manufacturing | 255 out of 1,247 | 80th |
Major group Transportation Equipment | 10 out of 52 | 81st |
Industry group Railroad Equipment | 1 out of 3 | 67th |
Industry Railroad Equipment | 1 out of 3 | 67th |
Source: SEC filing on April 4, 2024.
Meyer's colleagues
We found two more compensation records of executives who worked with James R. Meyer at FreightCar America in 2023.
News
FreightCar America CEO James Meyer's 2023 pay rises 3% to $2.1M
April 4, 2024
FreightCar America CEO James Meyer's 2022 pay falls 28% to $2M
April 10, 2023
FreightCar America CEO James Meyer's 2021 pay jumps 43% to $2.9M
April 1, 2022
FreightCar America CEO James Meyer's 2020 pay slips 8% to $2M
April 1, 2021
FreightCar America CEO James Meyer's 2019 pay jumps 104% to $2.2M
March 30, 2020
FreightCar America Chief Commercial Officer Theodore Baun's 2018 pay jumps 90% to $1.1M
March 29, 2019