The 56 highest-paid executives at public sporting goods retailers saw a 8% decline in total compensation last year, for those with comparable earnings in both 2023 and 2024, with the overall average falling to $3,389,261 from $3,797,555 in 2023. The results are skewed, as last year’s study included 76 executives, whose total compensation increased modestly by 1%. REI and Hibbett were removed from this year’s list as the outdoor co-op has not released a compensation report, and HIBB was sold to JD Sports. The chief executives in our study saw their ... Log in to view full article.