James R. Meyer
2021
In 2021, James R. Meyer earned a total compensation of $2.9M as President and Chief Executive Officer at FreightCar America, a 43% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $519,800 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $1,555,000 |
| Salary | $522,867 |
| Stock Awards | $250,001 |
| Other | $6,588 |
| Total | $2,854,256 |
Meyer received $1.6M in option awards, accounting for 54% of the total pay in 2021.
Meyer also received $519.8K in non-equity incentive plan, $522.9K in salary, $250K in stock awards and $6.6K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2021, James R. Meyer's compensation ranked 4,627th out of 12,415 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Meyer earned more than 62.7% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 4,627 out of 12,415 | 63rd |
Division Manufacturing | 1,919 out of 5,508 | 65th |
Major group Transportation Equipment | 146 out of 339 | 57th |
Industry group Railroad Equipment | 3 out of 10 | 70th |
Industry Railroad Equipment | 3 out of 10 | 70th |
Source: SEC filing on April 1, 2022.
Meyer's colleagues
We found three more compensation records of executives who worked with James R. Meyer at FreightCar America in 2021.
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