Akron, Ohio-Based Utility Company First Energy's Top-Tier Executives Average Annual Pay and Benefits Increase Was a Blistering 37.7% Per Year During the Last Three Years (2014-2016) That Joe Biden Was US VP

From Company Proxy Statement filings with the SEC, below are First Energy's Top-Tier Executives Annual Total Compensation for each of two consecutive full years of employment for the most recent five 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%
3 Years (2014-16) Average Per Year % Change When Joe Biden Was US VP		37.7%