Meet the 26 top-paid CEOs in St. Louis
To give readers insights into executive pay, the Post-Dispatch has compiled a list of CEOs and their pay. The list only includes companies that are publicly listed, and figures are for 2019.Â
26. Foresight Energy
Foresight Energy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief in March, joining Murray Energy, its parent coal company, in efforts to restructure amid continued industry turbulence.
25. Allied Healthcare Products
The medical supplies manufacturer is based on Sublette Avenue; the shares nearly tripled in value over two days in spring 2020.
24. Huttig Building Products
23. Enterprise Financial Services
Lally earned 20 times as much as the median Enterprise Financial employee. The bank calculated a median of $67,305 for its workers.
22. Avadel Pharmaceuticals
21. Build-A-Bear
Sharon John received more in 2019 than the previous year, but has taken a salary cut this year.
20. BellRing Brands
BellRing Brands is Post Holding’s active nutrition business. Its initial public offering was in October 2018.
19. Arch Coal
Eaves earned 28 times as much as Arch's median employee, whose pay the company calculates at $106,668. He is retiring effective April 30.
18. Cass Information Systems
17. Commerce Bancshares
Kemper earned 63 times as much as the median Commerce employee. The company calculated median pay of $58,414 for its 4,755 full-time, part-time and seasonal workers.
16. Aegion Corporation
In March 2020, the company announced that its CEO would take a 100% cash wage reduction; his base salary is nearly $707,000
15. Esco Technologies
14. Spire
Sitherwood earned 44 times as much as the median Spire employee. Median pay for the company's 3,536 workers was $103,826.
13. Perficient
Davis earned 61 times as much as the median Perficient employee. Median pay for the company's 3,000 workers was $98,094.
12. Energizer
Hoskins earned 192 times as much as his median employee, whose pay Energizer calculated at $35,464.
Energizer is a Fortune 1000 company.
11. Caleres
The median Caleres employee earned $23,767 last year, so Sullivan made 288 times as much as the typical worker. Caleres noted that a large number of its 11,379 employees are part-time, temporary or seasonal.
Caleres is a Fortune 1000 company.
10. Olin
Olin calculates that Fischer earned 67 times much as its median employee, whom it described as a lab technician earning $107,139.
Olin is a Fortune 500 company.
9. Belden
Stroup earned 177 times as much as Belden's median worker, whose pay was calculated at $42,232.
Belden is a Fortune 1000 company.
8. Peabody Energy
Peabody's median employee earned $113,592, so Kellow's pay was 67 times as high as that of a typical worker.
Peabody was a Fortune 500 company, but recently fell to a Fortune 1000 company.
7. Reinsurance Group
Manning earned 72 times as much as the median Reinsurance Group employee. The company calculated median pay of $113,479 for its 3,426 employees.
Reinsurance Group is a Fortune 500 company.
6. Stifel
Kruszewski earned 84 times as much as the median Stifel employee. The company calculated median pay of $97,326 for 9,960 employees.
Stifel Financial is on the Fortune 1000 list.
5. Ameren
Baxter earned 66 times as much as the median Ameren employee, whose pay the company calculated at $147,127.
Ameren is a Fortune 500 company.
4. Post Holdings
Vitale earned 169 times as much as a typical Post worker. The Brentwood-based food company calculated that its median employee earned $67,082.
Post Holdings is a Fortune 500 company.
3. Bunge
* The CEO was named as acting CEO on January 2019, so his previous salary wasn't used for the increase.
Bunge moved headquarters from New York to Chesterfield in the summer of 2019.
Bunge is a Fortune 500 company.
2. Emerson
An activist hedge fund urged Emerson to split the company, sparking a review of its operations and structure. The company will remain whole, but is implementing cost-saving measures.
Emerson is a Fortune 500 company.
1. Centene
The company calculates that Neidorff earned 383 times as much as its median employee, who earned $68,897.
Centene is a Fortune 500 company.
Heckman's pay includes $1 million signing bonus and $7.1 million in stock
St. Louis CEOs’ pay rose in 2019, but is likely to be lower in 2020
Allied Healthcare says it intends to qualify for PPP loan forgiveness
Building products firm also has reduced workforce as it cuts expenses
John's bonus payment also will be delayed for several months
Peabody's revenue fell 17% in 2019, moving it to 582nd place from 499th a year ago.
Rejections are rare, but Bunge wins just 40% approval from shareholders
Vestjens' salary has been cut in half for the rest of this year
CEO's target bonus is cut by 70%
The battery giant's board of directors elected President and Chief Operating Officer Mark S. LaVigne to succeed Hoskins.
Pandemic hurt earnings, but firm said it made extra payments to manufacturing workers
Farr calls 2020 'a defining moment' for the company
Sitherwood's compensation totals $4.4 million for 2020
Richey earned $1.67 million in 2020, down from $4.1 million in 2019
Hoskins' compensation totals $6.7 million
Davenport's bonus was affected by COVID-19 pandemic
Fischel doesn't get the shares until company's market value tops $1 billion
CEO's compensation is down slightly from 2019
Outgoing CEO, Fischer, earns $8 million
Arch Resources executives missed their earnings and cash-flow goals last year, so bonuses were down.Â
Brunngraber gets 7% salary raise and larger stock award
Lally's 2020 pay totals $1.56 million
Bonuses more than made up for Vrabely's 20% salary cut
Board reduced bonuses based on safety results and effects of COVID-19
Kellow, whose pay totaled $6.35 million, passed up $300,000 payment in light of industry challenges
Heckman gets above-target bonus as company returns to profitability
Kemper earns $3.66 million, including $1.9 million worth of stock
CEO Manning's reported pay is $9 million, but that includes a $4 million stock award that is unlikely to be paid
Kruszewski's pay grew 30.5% last year
Davis earns $5.6 million, including above-target bonus
CEO gets zero payout for first six months, $858,000 for remainder of year
Shoe company cites motivation and retention concerns in modifying incentive plan
Divis' $3.1 million pay includes large option award