Mark Kowlzan is Chief Executive Officer of Packaging Corp of America (PKG). The company reported total compensation of $16,992,255 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,539,396 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $11,484,123 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $3,100,700 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $790,434 |
| All other compensation | $77,602 |
| Total | $16,992,255 |
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 Packaging Corp of America filed March 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-127602.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,539,396 | $0 | $11,484,123 | $0 | $3,100,700 | $790,434 | $77,602 | $16,992,255 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,487,340 | $0 | $10,633,352 | $0 | $3,412,280 | $66,711 | $72,787 | $15,672,470 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Packaging Corp of America.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $12,932,234 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $4,060,021 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 87th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 15 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Packaging Corp of America discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Kowlzan this page | Chief Executive Officer | $16,992,255 |
| Thomas Hassfurther | President | $12,180,320 |
| Charles Carter | Executive Vice President Mill Operations | $5,183,282 |
| Donald Shirley | Executive Vice President, Corrugated Products | $4,042,283 |
| Kent Pflederer | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,704,428 |
| Robert Mundy | Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,405,143 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Packaging Corp of America compensation brief.
Mark Kowlzan's compensation sits inside Packaging Corp of America's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.