David M. Zaslav
2021
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $4,400,000 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $22,000,000 |
| Option Awards | $202,889,764 |
| Salary | $3,000,000 |
| Stock Awards | $13,165,436 |
| Other | $1,118,281 |
| Total | $246,573,481 |
Zaslav received $202.9M in option awards, accounting for 82% of the total pay in 2021.
Zaslav also received $4.4M in bonus, $22M in non-equity incentive plan, $3M in salary, $13.2M in stock awards and $1.1M in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2021, David M. Zaslav's compensation ranked 14th out of 12,415 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Zaslav earned more than 99.9% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 14 out of 12,415 | 100th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 1 out of 683 | 100th |
Major group Communications | 1 out of 198 | 100th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 1 out of 56 | 98th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 1 out of 56 | 98th |
Pay ratio
| David M. Zaslav's Pay | $246,573,481 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $82,964 |
| Pay Ratio | 2,972to 1 |
In 2021, the annual total compensation of David M. Zaslav was $246,573,481.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Discovery Communications was $82,964.
The ratio of David M. Zaslav's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 2,972 to one.
Zaslav's colleagues
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