J. Kent Masters Jr. is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Albemarle Corp (ALB). The company reported total compensation of $15,513,654 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,400,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $7,949,640 |
| Option awards | $2,500,017 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $3,247,618 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $416,379 |
| Total | $15,513,654 |
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 Albemarle Corp filed March 24, 2026, accession 0000915913-26-000050.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,400,000 | $0 | $7,949,640 | $2,500,017 | $3,247,618 | $0 | $416,379 | $15,513,654 |
| FY2024 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,400,000 | $0 | $7,880,872 | $2,500,015 | $2,201,850 | $0 | $385,761 | $14,368,498 |
| FY2023 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,334,038 | $0 | $8,232,532 | $2,500,044 | $1,921,915 | $0 | $483,585 | $14,472,114 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Albemarle Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $14,737,375 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $776,280 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 60th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 10 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Albemarle Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Albemarle Corp compensation brief.
J. Kent Masters Jr.'s compensation sits inside Albemarle Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.