David N. Watson
2018
In 2018, David N. Watson earned a total compensation of $14.8M as President and CEO of Comcast Cable at Comcast, a 30% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $2,015,073 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $4,188,344 |
| Option Awards | $2,748,460 |
| Salary | $1,538,914 |
| Stock Awards | $2,740,992 |
| Other | $1,521,216 |
| Total | $14,752,999 |
Watson received $4.2M in non-equity incentive plan, accounting for 28% of the total pay in 2018.
Watson also received $2M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $2.7M in option awards, $1.5M in salary, $2.7M in stock awards and $1.5M in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2018, David N. Watson's compensation ranked 322nd out of 14,244 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Watson earned more than 97.7% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 322 out of 14,244 | 98th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 42 out of 918 | 95th |
Major group Communications | 32 out of 273 | 88th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 15 out of 81 | 82nd |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 15 out of 81 | 82nd |
Source: SEC filing on April 26, 2019.
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