John L. Higgins
2010
In 2010, John L. Higgins earned a total compensation of $1.2M as President and Chief Executive Officer at Ligand Pharmaceuticals.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $223,650 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $426,504 |
| Salary | $420,000 |
| Stock Awards | $124,500 |
| Other | $2,540 |
| Total | $1,197,194 |
Higgins received $426.5K in option awards, accounting for 36% of the total pay in 2010.
Higgins also received $223.7K in non-equity incentive plan, $420K in salary, $124.5K in stock awards and $2.5K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2010, John L. Higgins' compensation ranked 4,672nd out of 10,439 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Higgins earned more than 55.2% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 4,672 out of 10,439 | 55th |
Division Manufacturing | 1,666 out of 3,838 | 57th |
Major group Chemicals And Allied Products | 339 out of 921 | 63rd |
Industry group Drugs | 190 out of 680 | 72nd |
Industry Pharmaceutical Preparations | 146 out of 481 | 70th |
Source: SEC filing on April 25, 2013.
Higgins' colleagues
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