David Bruton Smith
2018
In 2018, David Bruton Smith earned a total compensation of $2.7M as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Strategic Officer at Sonic Automotive, a 5% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $262,918 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1,051,670 |
| Stock Awards | $1,303,968 |
| Other | $55,726 |
| Total | $2,674,282 |
Smith received $1.3M in stock awards, accounting for 49% of the total pay in 2018.
Smith also received $262.9K in non-equity incentive plan, $1.1M in salary and $55.7K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2018, David Bruton Smith's compensation ranked 4,368th out of 14,244 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Smith earned more than 69.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 4,368 out of 14,244 | 69th |
Division Retail Trade | 290 out of 810 | 64th |
Major group Automotive Dealers And Gasoline Service Stations | 26 out of 94 | 72nd |
Source: SEC filing on March 13, 2019.
Smith's colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with David Bruton Smith at Sonic Automotive in 2018.
News
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March 13, 2019