Leon J. Topalian
2020
In 2020, Leon J. Topalian earned a total compensation of $11.3M as President and Chief Executive Officer at Nucor, a 105% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,432,000 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $1,750,000 |
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
| Stock Awards | $3,562,358 |
| Other | $3,521,180 |
| Total | $11,265,538 |
Topalian received $3.6M in stock awards, accounting for 32% of the total pay in 2020.
Topalian also received $1.4M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.8M in option awards, $1M in salary and $3.5M in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2020, Leon J. Topalian's compensation ranked 688th out of 13,090 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Topalian earned more than 94.7% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 688 out of 13,090 | 95th |
Division Manufacturing | 238 out of 5,617 | 96th |
Major group Primary Metal Industries | 4 out of 114 | 97th |
Industry group Steel Works, Blast Furnaces, And Rolling And Finishing Mills | 1 out of 51 | 98th |
Industry Steel Works, Blast Furnaces (Including Coke Ovens), and Rolling Mills | 1 out of 37 | 97th |
Pay ratio
| Leon J. Topalian's Pay | $11,265,538 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $94,131 |
| Pay Ratio | 120to 1 |
In 2020, the annual total compensation of Leon J. Topalian was $11,265,538.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Nucor was $94,131.
The ratio of Leon J. Topalian's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 120 to one.
Source: SEC filing on March 26, 2021.
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