Cincinnati, Ohio-Based Grocer The Kroger Co's Top-Tier Executives Average Annual Pay and Employee Benefits Increase Was a Robust 11.2% Per Year During the Past Ten Years (FYEs January 2010-2019)

From annual compensation information contained in Company Proxy Statement filings with the US SEC, the chart below shows Kroger'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
The Kroger Co	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
Rodney McMullen CEO	12,038	11,534		11,534	13,217		13,217	11,746		11,746	12,983		12,983	8,886
Michael Schlotman CFO	5,772	5,236		5,236	5,815		5,815	5,911		5,911	5,897		5,897	3,852
Michael Donnelly COO	5,693	5,292		5,292	5,754		5,754	4,976		4,976	3,256		3,256	2,779
Christopher Hjelm Chief Information Officer	4,517	3,370		3,370	3,445		3,445	4,867		N/A	N/A
Frederick Morganthall							4,278	4,360		N/A	N/A
Michael Ellis COO													4,390	3,093
Kathleen Barclay SVP Human Resources													3,258	3,614
David Dillon Former Chairman													N/A	N/A
Totals	28,020	25,432		25,432	28,231		32,509	31,860		22,633	22,136		29,784	22,224
Annual % Change vs Prior Year	10.2%			-9.9%			2.0%			2.2%			34.0%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change		7.7%
	FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE
The Kroger Co	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
Rodney McMullen CEO	8,886	5,082		5,082	6,157		6,092	3,396		3,396	5,890		5,890	3,920
Michael Schlotman CFO	3,852	3,010		3,010	3,450		3,436	1,816		1,816	2,211		2,211	1,861
Michael Donnelly COO	N/A	N/A
Michael Ellis COO	N/A	N/A
Kathleen Barclay SVP Human Resources	3,603	2,041		N/A	N/A
David Dillon Former Chairman	12,769	11,286		11,286	12,142		12,025	7,551		7,551	10,347		10,347	10,453
Paul Heldman General Counsel	3,429	3,565		3,565	4,054		4,025	2,349		2,349	3,099		N/A	N/A
Donald Becker EVP										3,544	3,512		3,512	3,662
Totals	32,539	24,984		22,943	25,803		25,578	15,112		18,656	25,059		21,960	19,896
Annual % Change	30.2%			-11.1%			69.3%			-25.6%			10.4%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change		14.6%
10 Year Average Per Year % Change		11.2%