The AFL-CIO maintains a database called PayWatch, which tracks compensation among chief executive officers. The database is searchable by company name, and the AFL-CIO has provided separate categories for the 100 highest paid CEOs and by state and by industry. (You can find it here: aflcio.org/Corporate-Watch/Paywatch-2014; a similar database is available at salary.com but with less attitude.)
"It's 331 times better to be a CEO than an average worker. PayWatch finds that the average CEO of an S&P 500 company pocketed $11.7 million in 2013, while the average worker earned $35,293," according to the AFL-CIO. "The gap between CEOs and minimum wage workers is more than twice as wide - 774 times."
The AFL-CIO database listed 265 CEOs in Texas. We looked up the 18 listed for Fort Worth and other cities in the Western Metroplex. And we threw in a couple who aren't local but who have major impact on this area. You'll need to know that non-equity incentives are based on specific performance of a company. These figures generally lag by a year since they are drawn from reports companies are required to file with the federal government.
 Tony Aquila, Chief Executive Officer and President. Solera Holdings Inc., Westlake (2013)Industry: Prepackaged Software Salary: $780,000 Value of Stock Awards: $1,367,316 Value of Option Awards: $26,400,045 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $1,247,000 All Other Compensation: $101,250 Total: $29,895,831 |  Jeffrey L. Ventura, President & CEO, Range Resources Corp., Fort Worth (2013)Industry: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Salary: $864,423 Value of Stock Awards: $6,194,243 Value of Option Awards: $1,996,858 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $1,440,143 All Other Compensation: $137,736 Total: $10,633,404 |  Donald J. Tomnitz, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, D.R. Horton Inc., Fort Worth (2013) (Retired in 2014)Industry: Building Construction General Contractors and Operative Builders Salary: $900,000 Value of Stock Awards: $3,322,500 Value of Option Awards: $1,092,000 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $4,912,645 Change in Pension Value and Deferred Compensation Earnings: $105,013 All Other Compensation: $100,655 Total: $10,432,813 |
 Joseph C. Magnacca, Chief Executive Officer, Radio Shack Corp., Fort Worth (2013) (Radio Shack entered bankruptcy in February)Industry: Home Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment Stores Salary: $893,151 Bonus: $1,300,000 Value of Stock Awards: $1,560,000 Value of Option Awards: $4,763,619 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $300,000 All Other Compensation: $20,570 Total: $8,837,340 |  J. Paul Raines, Chief Executive Officer, GameStop Corp., GrapevineIndustry: Home Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment Stores Salary: $1,059,423 Bonus: $975,000 Value of Stock Awards: $3,002,227 Value of Option Awards: $998,757 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $2,120,000 All Other Compensation: $193,692 Total: $8,349,099 |  Alexander W. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pier 1 Imports Inc., Fort Worth. (2014)Industry: Home Furniture, Furnishings, and Equipment Stores Salary: $1,250,000 Value of Stock Awards: $4,574,550 Change in Pension Value and Deferred Compensation Earnings: $1,838,855 All Other Compensation: $174,790 Total: $7,838,195 |
 Mark S. Mednansky, Chief Executive Officer, Del Frisco's Restaurant Group Inc., Southlake (2013)Industry: Eating and Drinking Places Salary: $400,000 Value of Option Awards: $843,580 All Other Compensation: $5,291,451 Total: $6,535,031 |  Gary G. Winterhalter, President and Chief Executive Officer, Director, Sally Beauty Holdings Inc., Denton (2013)Industry: Miscellaneous Retail Salary: $997,077 Value of Stock Awards: $1,084,064 Value of Option Awards: $3,387,480 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $441,379 All Other Compensation: $13,904 Total: $5,923,904 |  James Reid-Anderson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Six Flags Entertainment Corp., Grand Prairie (2013)Industry: Amusement and Recreation Services Salary: $1,200,000 Value of Stock Awards: $1,014,417 Value of Option Awards: $1,804,190 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $1,296,000 All Other Compensation: $285,363 Total: $5,599,970 |
 Kenneth V. Huseman, former President and Chief Executive Officer, Director, Basic Energy Services Inc., Fort Worth (2013)Industry: Oil and Gas Extraction Salary: $577,162 Value of Stock Awards: $861,000 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $272,141 All Other Compensation: $4,214,572 Total: $5,924,875 |  Daniel R. Feehan, CEO and President (Principal Executive Officer), Cash America International Inc., Fort Worth (2013)Industry: Miscellaneous Retail Salary: $850,000 Bonus: $155,550 Value of Stock Awards: $2,050,255 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $145,350 All Other Compensation: $128,234 Total: $3,329,389 |  J. Ross Craft, President and Chief Executive Officer, Approach Resources Inc., Fort Worth (2013)Industry: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas. Salary: $525,000 Value of Stock Awards: $1,423,530 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $644,070 All Other Compensation: $39,290 Total: $2,631,890 |
 David H. Dingus, President & Chief Executive Officer, AZZ Inc., Fort Worth (2013) (Died October 2013)Industry: Electronic and Other Electrical Equipment and Components, Except Computer Equipment Salary: $550,000 Value of Stock Awards: $431,205 Value of Option Awards: $351,027 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $715,000 All Other Compensation: $37,378 Total: $2,084,609 |  Rick L. Wessel, Chief Executive Officer and President, First Cash Financial Services, Arlington, (2013)Industry: Miscellaneous Retail Salary: $963,040 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $481,520 All Other Compensation: $103,617 Total: $1,548,177 |  William J. Sandbrook, President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Concrete Inc., (2013)Industry: Stone, Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products Salary: $761,685 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $645,234 Change in Pension Value and Deferred Compensation Earnings$0 All Other Compensation: $35,970 Total: $1,442,889 |
 Tim Carter, President and Chief Executive Officer, OmniAmerican Bancorp Inc., Fort Worth (2013)(Announced merger with Tyler-based Southside Bancshares in 2014) Industry: Depository Institutions Salary: $450,012 Bonus: $9,000 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation: $116,300 All Other Compensation: $71,134 Total: $646,446 |  Mark J. Morrison, President, Chief Executive Officer, Hallmark Financial Services, Fort Worth (2013) (Morrison stepped down as CEO in 2014)Industry: Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance Salary: $400,000 Value of Stock Awards: $156,639 All Other Compensation: $12,905 Total: $569,544 |  Glenn Darden, President and Chief Executive Officer, Quicksilver Resources Inc., Fort Worth (2013)Industry: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Salary: $455,000 All Other Compensation: $20,670 Total: $475,670 |
