David B. Kaplan
2019
In 2019, David B. Kaplan earned a total compensation of $30.9M as Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Private Equity Group at Ares Management, a 42% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Other | $30,933,956 |
|---|---|
| Total | $30,933,956 |
Kaplan received $30.9M in other compensation, accounting for 100% of the total pay in 2019.
Rankings
In 2019, David B. Kaplan's compensation ranked 43rd out of 13,971 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Kaplan earned more than 99.7% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 43 out of 13,971 | 100th |
Division Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate | 6 out of 2,894 | 100th |
Major group Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services | 4 out of 254 | 98th |
Industry group Services Allied With The Exchange Of Securities | 2 out of 132 | 99th |
Industry Investment Advice | 2 out of 132 | 99th |
Pay ratio
| David B. Kaplan's Pay | $30,933,956 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $185,000 |
| Pay Ratio | 167to 1 |
In 2019, the annual total compensation of David B. Kaplan was $30,933,956.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Ares Management was $185,000.
The ratio of David B. Kaplan's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 167 to one.
Source: SEC filing on April 21, 2020.
Kaplan's colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with David B. Kaplan at Ares Management in 2019.
News
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