Cleveland, Ohio-Based Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc's Top-Tier Executives Average Pay Raise Was a Clean 7.6% 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 Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc'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
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc	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
Mapes CEO	7,019	7,692		7,692	6,697		6,697	5,336		5,336	3,113		3,113	4,381
Petrella CFO	2,313	3,130		3,130	3,231		3,231	2,124		2,124	1,960		1,960	1,791
Blankenship EVP Americas	2,084	2,336		2,336	3,295		3,295	2,164		2,164	2,072		2,072	1,473
Hedlund President Intl Welding	1,888	1,737		1,737	1,099		1,099	973		973	759		759	1,243
Ansberry General Counsel	1,503	1,259
Stueber General Counsel							1,852	1,306		1,306	1,435		1,435	1,393
Totals	14,807	16,154		14,895	14,322		16,174	11,903		11,903	9,339		9,339	10,281
Annual % Change vs Prior Year	-8.3%			4.0%			35.9%			27.5%			-9.2%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change		10.0%
	FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE		FYE	FYE
	Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec		Dec	Dec
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc	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
Mapes CEO	4,381	4,551		N/A	N/A
Petrella CFO	1,791	2,214		2,214	2,216		2,216	1,579		1,579	1,419		1,419	1,530
Blankenship EVP Americas	1,473	2,000		2,000	1,926		1,926	1,179		1,179	1,046
Hedlund President Intl Welding	N/A	N/A
Ansberry General Counsel
Stueber General Counsel	1,393	2,016		2,016	2,603		2,603	1,873		1,873	1,463		1,463	1,813
Stropki Executive Chairman	N/A	N/A		6,003	6,149		6,149	4,967		4,967	4,605		4,605	4,789
LeBlanc President International				2,646	2,178		2,178	1,497		1,497	1,487		1,487	1,086
Totals	9,038	10,781		14,879	15,072		15,072	11,095		11,095	10,020		8,974	9,218
Annual % Change vs Prior Year	-16.2%			-1.3%			35.8%			10.7%			-2.6%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change		5.3%
10 Year Average Per Year % Change		7.6%