Carriage Services CEO Melvin Payne's 2021 pay jumps 127% to $5.3M

Carriage Services reports 2021 executive compensation

By ExecPay News

Published: April 1, 2022

Carriage Services reported fiscal year 2021 executive compensation information on April 1, 2022.
In 2021, six executives at Carriage Services received on average a compensation package of $2.3M, a 151% increase compared to previous year.
Average pay of disclosed executives at Carriage Services
Melvin C. Payne, Chief Executive Officer, received $5.3M in total, which increased by 127% compared to 2020. 60% of Payne's compensation, or $3.2M, was in option awards. Payne also received $1.2M in bonus, $900K in salary, as well as $42K in other compensation.
For fiscal year 2021, the median employee pay was $21,750 at Carriage Services. Therefore, the ratio of Melvin C. Payne's pay to the median employee pay was 246 to one.
Carlos R. Quezada, Chief Operating Officer, received a compensation package of $2.3M, which increased by 258% compared to previous year. 37% of the compensation package, or $851K, was in stock awards.
C. Benjamin Brink, Chief Financial Officer, earned $2.2M in 2021, a 226% increase compared to previous year.
Steven D. Metzger, Chief Administrative Officer, received $2.2M in 2021, which increases by 231% compared to 2020.
Shawn R. Phillips, Senior Vice President Regional Partner, earned $1.1M in 2021, a 61% increase compared to previous year.
Viki K. Blinderman, Chief Accounting Officer, received $589K in 2021, which increases by 29% compared to 2020.

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Source: SEC filing on April 1, 2022.