Akron, Ohio-Based Utility Company FirstEnergy's Top-Tier Executives Average Annual Pay and Employee Benefits Increase Was a Robust 10.2% Per Year During the Past Ten Years

From annual compensation information contained in Company Proxy Statement filings with the US SEC, the chart below shows FirstEnergy's Top-Tier Executives Annual Total Compensation for each of two consecutive full years of employment for the past ten years.

	FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE
	Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec
FirstEnergy	2018	2017		2017	2016		2016	2015		2015	2014		2014	2013
Top-Tier	Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total
Executive	Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp
	$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s
Jones CEO	11,123	15,282		15,282	14,118		14,118	10,008		10,008	4,817		4,791	2,344
Strah CFO	3,496	3,977		3,977	3,342
Pearson EVP Finance	3,896	5,978		5,978	5,671		5,671	5,553		5,553	4,292		4,270	2,099
Vespoli Chief Legal Officer	4,124	5,118		5,118	4,869		4,869	3,525		3,525	5,710		5,681	2,681
Schneider President FE Solutions	2,943	2,842		2,842	3,031		3,031	2,294
Lash President FE Solutions				N/A	N/A		2,876	2,636		2,636	3,002		2,978	1,936
Alexander Executive Chairman										N/A	N/A		15,172	10,996
Totals	25,582	33,197		33,197	31,031		30,565	24,016		21,722	17,821		32,892	20,056
Annual % Change vs Prior Year	-22.9%			7.0%			27.3%			21.9%			64.0%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change		19.4%
	FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE
	Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec
FirstEnergy	2013	2012		2012	2011		2011	2010		2010	2009		2009	2008
Top-Tier	Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total		Total	Total
Executive	Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp		Comp	Comp
	$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s		$ 000s	$ 000s
Jones CEO	2,466	3,868		3,868	4,800		4,800	2,580
Pearson EVP Finance	N/A	N/A
Vespoli Chief Legal Officer	2,809	4,340		4,340	5,545		5,545	2,884		2,884	3,107		3,107	3,436
Lash President FE Solutions	2,028	2,966
Alexander Executive Chairman	11,720	23,311		23,311	18,329		18,329	11,628		11,628	12,441		12,441	14,951
Clark EVP Finance	3,708	5,613		5,613	6,688		6,688	3,579		3,579	3,771		3,771	3,600
Leidich Retired EVP							6,841	4,427		4,427	4,845		4,845	6,370
Grigg EVP Retired										N/A	N/A		2,918	4,703
Totals	22,731	40,098		37,132	35,362		42,203	25,098		22,518	24,164		27,082	33,060
Annual % Change vs Prior Year	-43.3%			5.0%			68.2%			-6.8%			-18.1%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change		1.0%
10 Year Average Per Year % Change		10.2%