Michael J. Ward
2017
In 2017, Michael J. Ward earned a total compensation of $14.6M as Former Chief Executive Officer at CSX, a 7% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $752,814 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $954,000 |
| Option Awards | $3,346,976 |
| Salary | $557,692 |
| Stock Awards | $8,775,720 |
| Other | $195,743 |
| Total | $14,582,945 |
Ward received $8.8M in stock awards, accounting for 60% of the total pay in 2017.
Ward also received $752.8K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $954K in non-equity incentive plan, $3.3M in option awards, $557.7K in salary and $195.7K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2017, Michael J. Ward's compensation ranked 309th out of 14,666 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Ward earned more than 97.9% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 309 out of 14,666 | 98th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 38 out of 974 | 96th |
Major group Railroad Transportation | 2 out of 33 | 94th |
Industry group Railroads | 2 out of 33 | 94th |
Industry Railroads, Line-Haul Operating | 2 out of 33 | 94th |
Source: SEC filing on April 5, 2018.
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