James R. Meyer
2018
In 2018, James R. Meyer earned a total compensation of $1.1M as President and Chief Executive Officer at FreightCar America, a 61% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Option Awards | $250,000 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $500,000 |
| Stock Awards | $250,000 |
| Other | $61,377 |
| Total | $1,061,377 |
Meyer received $500K in salary, accounting for 47% of the total pay in 2018.
Meyer also received $250K in option awards, $250K in stock awards and $61.4K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2018, James R. Meyer's compensation ranked 8,929th out of 14,244 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Meyer earned more than 37.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 8,929 out of 14,244 | 37th |
Division Manufacturing | 3,552 out of 5,765 | 38th |
Major group Transportation Equipment | 202 out of 302 | 33rd |
Industry group Railroad Equipment | 12 out of 14 | 14th |
Industry Railroad Equipment | 12 out of 14 | 14th |
Source: SEC filing on March 29, 2019.
Meyer's colleagues
We found two more compensation records of executives who worked with James R. Meyer at FreightCar America in 2018.
News
FreightCar America CEO James Meyer's 2023 pay rises 3% to $2.1M
April 4, 2024
FreightCar America CEO James Meyer's 2022 pay falls 28% to $2M
April 10, 2023
FreightCar America CEO James Meyer's 2021 pay jumps 43% to $2.9M
April 1, 2022
FreightCar America CEO James Meyer's 2020 pay slips 8% to $2M
April 1, 2021
FreightCar America CEO James Meyer's 2019 pay jumps 104% to $2.2M
March 30, 2020
FreightCar America Chief Commercial Officer Theodore Baun's 2018 pay jumps 90% to $1.1M
March 29, 2019