While insiders already own a significant amount of shares, and they have been buying more, the good news for ordinary shareholders does not stop there. That's because on our analysis the CEO, Jeff Tonken, is paid less than the median for similar sized companies. The median total compensation for CEOs of companies similar in size to Birchcliff Energy, with market caps between CA$1.3b and CA$4.3b, is around CA$3.2m.