J. Kent Masters Jr. compensation by year
ALBEMARLE Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $667,053 | $1,071,923 | $1,139,346 | $1,334,038 | $1,400,000 | $1,400,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,248,889 | $4,177,432 | $5,044,043 | $8,232,532 | $7,880,872 | $7,949,640 |
| Option awards | $0 | $1,375,013 | $1,625,022 | $2,500,044 | $2,500,015 | $2,500,017 |
| Non-equity incentive | $908,807 | $2,181,372 | $2,929,916 | $1,921,915 | $2,201,850 | $3,247,618 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $114,620 | $235,013 | $379,829 | $483,585 | $385,761 | $416,379 |
| Total | $4,939,369 | $9,040,753 | $11,118,156 | $14,472,114 | $14,368,498 | $15,513,654 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: ALBEMARLE CORP DEF 14A filed March 24, 2026, accession 0000915913-26-000050, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the ALBEMARLE CORP filed document, accession 0000915913-26-000050. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 24, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 63,316 | $8,955,415 | — |
| RSU | 42,310 | $5,984,326 | — |
| RSU | 10,020 | $1,417,229 | — |
| RSU | 6,347 | $897,720 | — |
| RSU | 3,006 | $425,169 | — |
| Option | 25,340 | — | $249.52 |
| Option | 25,794 | — | $191.95 |
| Option | 27,823 | — | $157.21 |
| Option | 51,335 | — | $118.18 |
| Option | 73,965 | — | $78.97 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in ALBEMARLE CORP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
ALBEMARLE’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| J. Kent Masters Jr. · this page | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $15,513,654 |
| Netha Johnson Jr. | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer | $5,312,779 |
| Eric Norris | Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer | $4,212,206 |
| Neal Sheorey | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $4,125,939 |
| Melissa Anderson | Executive Vice President, Chief Business Transformation Officer | $3,228,404 |
| Mark Mummert | Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer | $2,477,454 |
Board service
ALBEMARLE board · FY2021–FY2024How this board is paid
Company policy: ALBEMARLE pays directors a $120,000 cash retainer and $170,000 in Restricted Common Stock. As stated in ALBEMARLE's FY2024 proxy.
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