David B. Kaplan
2020
In 2020, David B. Kaplan earned a total compensation of $55M as Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Private Equity Group at Ares Management, a 78% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Other | $54,974,317 |
|---|---|
| Total | $54,974,317 |
Kaplan received $55M in other compensation, accounting for 100% of the total pay in 2020.
Rankings
In 2020, David B. Kaplan's compensation ranked 38th out of 13,090 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Kaplan earned more than 99.7% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 38 out of 13,090 | 100th |
Division Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate | 3 out of 2,550 | 100th |
Major group Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services | 2 out of 232 | 99th |
Industry group Services Allied With The Exchange Of Securities | 2 out of 118 | 98th |
Industry Investment Advice | 2 out of 118 | 98th |
Pay ratio
| David B. Kaplan's Pay | $54,974,317 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $186,000 |
| Pay Ratio | 296to 1 |
In 2020, the annual total compensation of David B. Kaplan was $54,974,317.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Ares Management was $186,000.
The ratio of David B. Kaplan's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 296 to one.
Source: SEC filing on April 29, 2021.
Kaplan's colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with David B. Kaplan at Ares Management in 2020.
News
Ares Management CEO Michael Arougheti's 2021 pay jumps 870% to $71M
April 28, 2022
Ares Management Co-Founder David Kaplan's 2020 pay jumps 78% to $55M
April 29, 2021
Ares Management Co-Founder Antony Ressler's 2019 pay jumps 46% to $31M
April 21, 2020
Ares Management CEO Michael Arougheti's 2018 pay jumps 473% to $34M
April 9, 2019