CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Tractor Supply TSCO
CEO: Hal Lawton · Farm & Retail · 50,000 employees
Hal Lawton, CEO of Tractor Supply (TSCO), earned $8.0M in total compensation in 2025. Tractor Supply receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of C (59/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 200:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 88.7%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is -1.4%.
How Tractor Supply CEO Pay Compares
Hal Lawton's $8.0M total compensation is 0% below the Farm & Retail industry median of $8.0M. The 200:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 0% lower than the industry average of 200:1.
Total compensation for Hal Lawton at Tractor Supply (TSCO) was $8.0M. Mid-cap public-company CEO packages tend to track this pattern — equity-heavy, multi-year vesting, performance-tied.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio is 200x, meaning Hal Lawton's $8.0M total comp is roughly that many times the median $40,000 earned by Tractor Supply workers. The ratio is in the mid-range of S&P 500 disclosures and reflects the standard public-company compensation structure. Performance has been muted across the three-year window: -1.4% TSR, 3.3% revenue change. Stagnant performance combined with substantial CEO pay is the classic setup for proxy-advisor opposition on say-on-pay votes.
Say-on-pay support was strong at 89%. The Dodd-Frank-mandated advisory vote on executive compensation passes at most U.S. public companies with comfortable margins; meaningful dissent typically requires either pay-performance misalignment or specific governance concerns. Tractor Supply operates in Farm & Retail with 50,000 employees and $14.6B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $28.0B. Pay comparisons across companies require controlling for these structural factors — a $20M package at a $10B-revenue tech company reads differently than the same package at a $1B-revenue industrial.
Source: SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A proxy statements for Tractor Supply (TSCO).
Compensation Breakdown
Hal Lawton's $8.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $800K in base salary, $4.0M in stock awards, $960K in option awards, and $1.2M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2024 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2023 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2022 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
All compensation data is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR. The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.
Named Executive Officers
Hal Lawton, CEO of Tractor Supply (TSCO), earns $8.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hal Lawton, CEO of Tractor Supply (TSCO), earns $8.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Tractor Supply has a Pay-for-Performance Score of C (59/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is -1.4%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 88.7% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Tractor Supply is 200:1. The median worker at Tractor Supply earns $40K per year, while CEO Hal Lawton earns $8.0M in total compensation.
Tractor Supply employs approximately 50,000 people. The company operates in the Farm & Retail industry within the Consumer Discretionary sector, generating $14.6B in annual revenue.