SM Energy Company CEO Javan Ottoson's 2018 pay slips 11% to $7M

SM Energy Company reports 2018 executive compensation

By ExecPay News

Published: April 15, 2019

SM Energy Company reported fiscal year 2018 executive compensation information on April 15, 2019.
In 2018, six executives at SM Energy Company received on average a compensation package of $2.9M, a 10% decrease compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at SM Energy Company
Javan D. Ottoson, Chief Executive Officer, received $7M in total, which decreased by 11% compared to 2017. 69% of Ottoson's compensation, or $4.8M, was in stock awards. Ottoson also received $135K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $1M in non-equity incentive plan, $846K in salary, as well as $172K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2018, the median employee pay was $150,799 at SM Energy Company. Therefore, the ratio of Javan D. Ottoson's pay to the median employee pay was 46 to one.
Herbert S. Vogel, Executive Vice President, Operations, received a compensation package of $3.1M, which decreased by 14% compared to previous year. 64% of the compensation package, or $2M, was in stock awards.
A. Wade Pursell, Chief Financial Officer, earned $3M in 2018, a 7% decrease compared to previous year.
David W. Copeland, General Counsel, received $1.7M in 2018, which increases by 1% compared to 2017.
Lehman E. Newton III, Senior Vice President, Operations, earned $1.2M in 2018, a 12% decrease compared to previous year.
Mary Ellen Lutey, Sr. Vice President and Regional Manager, received $1.2M in 2018.

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Source: SEC filing on April 15, 2019.