Leon J. Topalian
2021
In 2021, Leon J. Topalian earned a total compensation of $11.6M as President and Chief Executive Officer at Nucor, a 3% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $4,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $1,750,000 |
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
| Stock Awards | $3,939,943 |
| Other | $928,076 |
| Total | $11,618,019 |
Topalian received $4M in non-equity incentive plan, accounting for 34% of the total pay in 2021.
Topalian also received $1.8M in option awards, $1M in salary, $3.9M in stock awards and $928.1K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2021, Leon J. Topalian's compensation ranked 828th out of 12,415 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Topalian earned more than 93.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 828 out of 12,415 | 93rd |
Division Manufacturing | 271 out of 5,508 | 95th |
Major group Primary Metal Industries | 5 out of 105 | 95th |
Industry group Steel Works, Blast Furnaces, And Rolling And Finishing Mills | 2 out of 44 | 96th |
Industry Steel Works, Blast Furnaces (Including Coke Ovens), and Rolling Mills | 2 out of 37 | 95th |
Pay ratio
| Leon J. Topalian's Pay | $11,618,019 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $142,635 |
| Pay Ratio | 81to 1 |
In 2021, the annual total compensation of Leon J. Topalian was $11,618,019.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Nucor was $142,635.
The ratio of Leon J. Topalian's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 81 to one.
Source: SEC filing on March 25, 2022.
Topalian's colleagues
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