Damon Hininger is Chief Executive Officer of CoreCivic, Inc. (CXW). The company reported total compensation of $7,203,173 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,110,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,000,011 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,775,001 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $2,055 |
| All other compensation | $316,106 |
| Total | $7,203,173 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure CoreCivic, Inc. filed March 31, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-012100.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,110,000 | $0 | $3,000,011 | $0 | $2,775,001 | $2,055 | $316,106 | $7,203,173 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,092,582 | $0 | $4,000,011 | $0 | $2,211,822 | $0 | $167,508 | $7,471,923 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,060,751 | $0 | $2,799,997 | $0 | $1,788,378 | $0 | $142,911 | $5,792,037 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,014,374 | $0 | $2,600,005 | $0 | $1,305,217 | $77,723 | $162,422 | $5,159,741 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $963,540 | $0 | $2,600,002 | $0 | $1,694,859 | $85,678 | $101,237 | $5,445,316 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $940,040 | $0 | $2,600,000 | $0 | $658,978 | $55,536 | $150,897 | $4,405,451 |
| FY2019 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $940,040 | — | $2,600,002 | — | $1,677,556 | $19,569 | $111,759 | $5,348,926 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for CoreCivic, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $7,992,082 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-788,908 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 45th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 19 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group CoreCivic, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Damon Hininger this page | Chief Executive Officer | $7,203,173 |
| Patrick Swindle | President and Chief Operating Officer | $3,488,419 |
| Anthony Grande | Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer | $3,321,232 |
| David Garfinkle | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,293,765 |
| Lucibeth Mayberry | Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer | $3,196,487 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full CoreCivic, Inc. compensation brief.
Damon Hininger's compensation sits inside CoreCivic, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.