James R. Meyer
2020
In 2020, James R. Meyer earned a total compensation of $2M as President and Chief Executive Officer at FreightCar America, a 8% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $250,002 |
| Salary | $500,000 |
| Stock Awards | $246,362 |
| Total | $1,996,364 |
Meyer received $1M in bonus, accounting for 50% of the total pay in 2020.
Meyer also received $250K in option awards, $500K in salary and $246.4K in stock awards.
Rankings
In 2020, James R. Meyer's compensation ranked 5,521st out of 13,090 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Meyer earned more than 57.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 5,521 out of 13,090 | 58th |
Division Manufacturing | 2,274 out of 5,621 | 60th |
Major group Transportation Equipment | 134 out of 327 | 59th |
Industry group Railroad Equipment | 9 out of 12 | 25th |
Industry Railroad Equipment | 9 out of 12 | 25th |
Source: SEC filing on April 1, 2021.
Meyer's colleagues
We found two more compensation records of executives who worked with James R. Meyer at FreightCar America in 2020.
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