Charles W. Ergen
2020 - Dish Network
In 2020, Charles W. Ergen earned a total compensation of $94.8M as Chairman at Dish Network, a 3,919% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Option Awards | $91,875,000 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $888,462 |
| Other | $1,997,784 |
| Total | $94,761,246 |
Ergen received $91.9M in option awards, accounting for 97% of the total pay in 2020.
Ergen also received $888.5K in salary and $2M in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2020, Charles W. Ergen's compensation ranked 23rd out of 13,090 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Ergen earned more than 99.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 23 out of 13,090 | 100th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 1 out of 772 | 100th |
Major group Communications | 1 out of 231 | 100th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 1 out of 67 | 99th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 1 out of 67 | 99th |
Pay ratio
| Charles W. Ergen's Pay | $94,761,246 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $57,092 |
| Pay Ratio | 1,660to 1 |
In 2020, the annual total compensation of Charles W. Ergen was $94,761,246.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Dish Network was $57,092.
The ratio of Charles W. Ergen's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 1,660 to one.
Source: SEC filing on March 19, 2021.
Ergen's colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with Charles W. Ergen at Dish Network in 2020.
News
Dish Network Chairman Charles Ergen's 2021 pay falls 97% to $3.1M
March 18, 2022
Dish Network Chairman Charles Ergen's 2020 pay jumps 3,919% to $95M
March 19, 2021
Dish Network Chairman Charles Ergen's 2019 pay falls 24% to $2.4M
March 20, 2020
Dish Network CEO W Carlson's 2018 pay jumps 249% to $5.3M
March 19, 2019