James A. Squires
2020
In 2020, James A. Squires earned a total compensation of $14.1M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Norfolk Southern, a 15% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $272,250 |
|---|---|
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $4,330,908 |
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $507,375 |
| Option Awards | $1,177,278 |
| Salary | $1,100,000 |
| Stock Awards | $6,672,645 |
| Other | $64,823 |
| Total | $14,125,279 |
Squires received $6.7M in stock awards, accounting for 47% of the total pay in 2020.
Squires also received $272.3K in bonus, $4.3M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $507.4K in non-equity incentive plan, $1.2M in option awards, $1.1M in salary and $64.8K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2020, James A. Squires' compensation ranked 459th out of 13,090 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Squires earned more than 96.5% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 459 out of 13,090 | 97th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 39 out of 772 | 95th |
Major group Railroad Transportation | 3 out of 16 | 81st |
Industry group Railroads | 3 out of 16 | 81st |
Industry Railroads, Line-Haul Operating | 3 out of 16 | 81st |
Source: SEC filing on March 31, 2022.
Squires' colleagues
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