David D. Smith
2016
In 2016, David D. Smith earned a total compensation of $5.2M as President and Chief Executive Officer at Sinclair Broadcast Group, a 13% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $200,000 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $4,000,000 |
| Salary | $1,001,139 |
| Other | $5,300 |
| Total | $5,206,439 |
Smith received $4M in option awards, accounting for 77% of the total pay in 2016.
Smith also received $200K in non-equity incentive plan, $1M in salary and $5.3K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2016, David D. Smith's compensation ranked 1,515th out of 14,075 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Smith earned more than 89.2% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,515 out of 14,075 | 89th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 172 out of 970 | 82nd |
Major group Communications | 81 out of 307 | 74th |
Industry group Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations | 13 out of 80 | 84th |
Industry Television Broadcasting Stations | 8 out of 39 | 80th |
Source: SEC filing on April 21, 2017.
Smith's colleagues
We found five more compensation records of executives who worked with David D. Smith at Sinclair Broadcast Group in 2016.
2016
Barry Faber
Sinclair Broadcast Group
General Counsel
2016
Christopher Ripley
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Chief Financial Officer
2016
David Amy
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Chief Operating Officer
2016
Steven Marks
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Chief Operating Officer
2016
Lucy Rutishauser
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Chief Financial Officer
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