53. Paul Dillahay, NCI: $2.79M

Position: President and CEO

Option Award: $1.17M

Stock Award: $1.13M

Bonus: $450,000

Salary: $44,000

Dillahay joined NCI in his current role on Oct. 31, 2016. Before that, he was CACI's executive vice president of health and litigation solutions.

The fiscal year for NCI, No. 72 on the CRN SP 500, ended Dec. 31, with sales for the Reston, Va.-based company dropping 3.2 percent to $322.4 million and net income falling 22.1 percent to $9.48 million. NCI's stock price improved 2.2 percent over the 2016 calendar year to $13.95 per share.

Other compensation for Dillahay included long-term disability insurance tax election earnings, as well as group life insurance payments.