Executive Compensation
Nissan shuffles its top brass to makes its Americas boss, Jeremie Papin, the company’s new global CFO, as embattled CEO Makoto Uchida races to rekindle profits and sales amid voices from critics who say more drastic measures are needed.
Tesla has been one of the best-performing companies on Wall Street in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory, with investors betting CEO Elon Musk will benefit from having been one of the president-elect’s biggest backers.
The median CEO compensation across auto industry sectors in 2023 declined 2.5 percent year over year to about $11.3 million.
See how your pay stacks up against the expected 2023 incomes of other U.S. auto retail employees and managers.
Automotive News and a partner firm surveyed more than 1,000 franchised dealership employees from August through October on their expected 2023 salaries, including commissions and bonuses.
Lucid CEO Peter Rawlinson, who ranked second on the list, made 11 times more than No. 3 Mary Barra of GM.
Median pay for CEOs who have been in their positions for at least two years rose 90 percent from 2020, according to a survey by Equilar for .
U.S.-based automotive CEOs ranked by 2020 total compensation
U.S.-based automotive CEOs ranked by 2023 total compensation