James R. Meyer
2019
In 2019, James R. Meyer earned a total compensation of $2.2M as President and Chief Executive Officer at FreightCar America, a 104% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $750,000 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $400,000 |
| Option Awards | $250,000 |
| Salary | $500,000 |
| Stock Awards | $250,000 |
| Other | $10,958 |
| Total | $2,160,958 |
Meyer received $750K in bonus, accounting for 35% of the total pay in 2019.
Meyer also received $400K in non-equity incentive plan, $250K in option awards, $500K in salary, $250K in stock awards and $11K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2019, James R. Meyer's compensation ranked 5,527th out of 13,971 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Meyer earned more than 60.4% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 5,527 out of 13,971 | 60th |
Division Manufacturing | 2,065 out of 5,701 | 64th |
Major group Transportation Equipment | 141 out of 318 | 56th |
Industry group Railroad Equipment | 11 out of 15 | 27th |
Industry Railroad Equipment | 11 out of 15 | 27th |
Source: SEC filing on March 30, 2020.
Meyer's colleagues
We found two more compensation records of executives who worked with James R. Meyer at FreightCar America in 2019.
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