Highest-Paid CEOs of Publicly Traded Restaurant Companies

How do top executives in the casual-dining stock market stack up? 

FSR looked back at each company's fiscal 2020 to see how these CEOs compare when it comes to base salary, bonuses, stock awards, and other compensation. 

All data was accessed from publicly available SEC filings. 

Note: This list only includes full-service restaurants.

Base salary: $829,760

Bonus: $1,916,154

Stock awards: $3,914,767

Option awards: $1,268,902

All other compensation: $759,124

Total: $8,688,707

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Base salary: $982,292

Restricted stock/restricted stock unit awards: $4,265,425

Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $718,750

All other compensation: $249,974

Total: $6,216,441

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Base salary: $914,635

Bonus: $109,450

Restricted stock/unit awards: $2,250,968

Option awards: $2,245,964

Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $273,625

All other compensation: $119,395

Total: $5,914,037

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Base salary: $923,077

Stock awards: $2,849,933

Option awards: $949,992

Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $1,093,800

All other compensation: $67,148

Total: $5,883,950

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Base salary: $695,597

Stock awards: $3,600,036

Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $1,271,700

All other compensation: $9,651

Total: $5,576,984

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Base salary: $815,386

Stock awards: $3,981,133

Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $520,787

All other compensation: $22,934

Total: $5,340,240

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Base salary: $806,539

Bonus: $387,000

Stock awards: $2,249,992

Option awards: $749,997

Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $108,000

All other compensation: $17,976

Total: $4,319,504

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Base salary: $121,154

Grant date fair value of stock awards: $3,358,800

Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $7,213

All other compensation: $133,772

Total: $3,620,939

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Base salary: $690,000

Stock awards: $2,539,146

All other compensation: : $31,800

Total: $3,260,946

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Base salary: $750,000

Stock awards: $1,096,972

Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $633,750

All other compensation: $62,147

Total: $2,542,869

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Base salary: $805,136

Stock awards: $1,069,905

Option awards: $500,260

All other compensation: $45,503

Total: $2,420,804

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Note: Greg Trojan announced his retirement in July. Greg Levin began as CEO in September. 

Base salary: $1 million

Bonus: $500,000

All other compensation: $311,131

Total: $1,811,131

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Note: Stephen Joyce left Dine Brands at the end of 2020. Current CEO John Peyton began his tenure in January. 

Base salary: $662,745

Bonus: $282,993

Stock awards: $497,051

Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $48,380

All other compensation: $8,327

Total compensation: $1,499,496

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Base salary: $259,615

Bonus: $120,000

Stock awards: $800,497

All other compensation: $3,942

Total: $1,184,055

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Base salary: $466,406

Stock awards: $399,125

Non equity incentive plan compensation: $193,750

Other: $9,615

Total: $1,068,896

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Base salary: $400,000

All other compensation: $208,370  

Total: $608,370

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Salary: $323,000

Option awards: $56,474

All other compensation: $12,376

Total: $391,850

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Base salary: $230,252

Bonus: $90,257

Total: $320,509

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