Buckle CEO Dennis Nelson's 2019 pay slips 1% to $3M
Buckle reports 2019 executive compensation
By ExecPay News
Published: April 17, 2020
Buckle reported fiscal year 2019 executive compensation information on April 17, 2020.
In 2019, five Buckle executives received on average a compensation package of $1.3M, a 1% increase compared to previous year.
Dennis H. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, received $3M in total, which decreased by 1% compared to 2018. 38% of Nelson's compensation, or $1.1M, was in stock awards. Nelson also received $670K in bonus, $1.1M in salary, as well as $112K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2019, the median employee pay was $7,648 at Buckle. Therefore, the ratio of Dennis H. Nelson's pay to the median employee pay was 390 to one.
Kari G. Smith, Executive Vice President of Stores, received a compensation package of $894K, which increased by 2% compared to previous year. 57% of the compensation package, or $508K, was in salary.
Robert M. Carlberg, Senior Vice President of Men's Merchandising, earned $838K in 2019, a 2% increase compared to previous year.
Brett P. Milkie, Senior Vice President of Leasing, received $838K in 2019, which increases by 2% compared to 2018.
Thomas B. Heacock, Chief Financial Officer, earned $775K in 2019, a 5% increase compared to previous year.
Buckle's fiscal year ends on January 29.