Jackson, Michigan-Based Utility CMS Energy's Top-Tier Executives Average Pay and Benefits Raise Was a Clean, Blistering 28.6% Per Year During the Past Five Years

From Company Proxy Statement filings with the SEC, below are CMS 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
CMS Energy	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
Patricia Poppe CEO	8,091	6,862		6,862	3,483		3,483	1,734		1,734	1,344		N/A	N/A
Rejji Hayes CFO	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A
Catherine Reynolds SVP	3,069	3,828		3,828	2,952		2,952	2,032		2,032	2,120		N/A	N/A
Brian Rich SVP	N/A	N/A
Garrick Rochow SVP	1,855	1,576		N/A	N/A
Thomas Webb Former CFO				N/A	N/A		3,025	2,612		2,612	3,663		3,663	2,140
Daniel Malone SVP				1,980	1,961		1,961	1,808		1,808	1,710		1,710	1,400
John Butler SVP							1,835	1,731		1,731	1,452		1,452	1,402
John Russell Former CEO							N/A	N/A		10,298	11,451		11,451	6,817
David Mengebier SVP													2,037	1,004
Totals	13,015	12,266		12,670	8,396		13,256	9,917		20,215	21,740		20,313	12,763
Annual % Change vs Prior Year	6.1%			50.9%			33.7%			-7.0%			59.2%
5 Year Average Per Year % Change		28.6%