David D. Smith
2015
In 2015, David D. Smith earned a total compensation of $4.6M as President and Chief Executive Officer at Sinclair Broadcast Group, a 7% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $2,600,000 |
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
| Total | $4,600,000 |
Smith received $2.6M in option awards, accounting for 57% of the total pay in 2015.
Smith also received $1M in non-equity incentive plan and $1M in salary.
Rankings
In 2015, David D. Smith's compensation ranked 1,796th out of 13,638 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Smith earned more than 86.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,796 out of 13,638 | 87th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 178 out of 1,025 | 83rd |
Major group Communications | 80 out of 343 | 77th |
Industry group Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations | 15 out of 87 | 83rd |
Industry Television Broadcasting Stations | 9 out of 35 | 74th |
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 2015.
2015
Christopher Ripley
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Chief Financial Officer
2015
Steven Marks
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Chief Operating Officer
2015
David Amy
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Chief Operating Officer
2015
Barry Faber
Sinclair Broadcast Group
General Counsel
2015
Lucy Rutishauser
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Chief Financial Officer
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