Summary Box: Alaska Air Group CEO’s 2009 pay compared to 2008

By AP
Monday, March 15, 2010

Summary Box: Alaska Air CEO’s 2009 pay

BOTTOM LINE: Alaska Air Group CEO William S. Ayer saw his total compensation in 2009 more than double to $4.3 million, compared to the year before.

BY-THE-NUMERS: He received a salary of $373,846, a performance-based bonus of $621,585, other compensation of $78,424, and stock and option awards the company valued at $3,224,953 on the day they were granted.

LOOKING AHEAD: The operator of Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air holds its annual meeting of stockholders May 18 in Seattle, where the company is based.