James R. Meyer
2017
In 2017, James R. Meyer earned a total compensation of $2.7M as President and Chief Executive Officer at FreightCar America.
Compensation breakdown
| Option Awards | $2,477,300 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $211,256 |
| Other | $8,450 |
| Total | $2,697,006 |
Meyer received $2.5M in option awards, accounting for 92% of the total pay in 2017.
Meyer also received $211.3K in salary and $8.5K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2017, James R. Meyer's compensation ranked 4,098th out of 14,666 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Meyer earned more than 72.1% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 4,098 out of 14,666 | 72nd |
Division Manufacturing | 1,439 out of 5,772 | 75th |
Major group Transportation Equipment | 113 out of 314 | 64th |
Industry group Railroad Equipment | 8 out of 19 | 58th |
Industry Railroad Equipment | 8 out of 19 | 58th |
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 2017.
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