Steven F. Leer
2008
In 2008, Steven F. Leer earned a total compensation of $10.2M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Arch Coal, a 139% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $122,273 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $3,037,000 |
| Option Awards | $4,234,402 |
| Salary | $850,000 |
| Stock Awards | $1,715,060 |
| Other | $200,760 |
| Total | $10,159,495 |
Leer received $4.2M in option awards, accounting for 42% of the total pay in 2008.
Leer also received $122.3K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $3M in non-equity incentive plan, $850K in salary, $1.7M in stock awards and $200.8K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, Steven F. Leer's compensation ranked 263rd out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Leer earned more than 97.1% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 263 out of 9,135 | 97th |
Division Mining | 25 out of 396 | 94th |
Major group Coal Mining | 1 out of 18 | 94th |
Industry group Bituminous Coal And Lignite Mining | 1 out of 18 | 94th |
Industry Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining | 1 out of 18 | 94th |
Source: SEC filing on March 12, 2009.
Leer's colleagues
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