Derek Leathers is Chief Executive Officer of Werner Enterprises Inc (WERN). The company reported total compensation of $6,048,549 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $974,077 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $4,200,000 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $745,106 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $129,366 |
| Total | $6,048,549 |
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 Werner Enterprises Inc filed March 31, 2026, accession 0000793074-26-000083.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $974,077 | $0 | $4,200,000 | $0 | $745,106 | $0 | $129,366 | $6,048,549 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $941,923 | $0 | $3,900,000 | $0 | $863,494 | $0 | $119,076 | $5,824,493 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $917,308 | $0 | $3,600,000 | $0 | $812,520 | $0 | $116,924 | $5,446,752 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Werner Enterprises Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $6,846,171 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-797,622 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 40th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 10 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Werner Enterprises Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Leathers this page | Chief Executive Officer | $6,048,549 |
| Nathan Meisgeier | President & Chief Legal Officer | $1,384,742 |
| Christopher Wikoff | EVP, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer | $1,258,730 |
| Eric Downing | EVP & Chief Operating Officer | $1,162,263 |
| Daragh Mahon | EVP & Chief Information Officer | $1,077,476 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Werner Enterprises Inc compensation brief.
Derek Leathers's compensation sits inside Werner Enterprises Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.