David N. Watson
2019
In 2019, David N. Watson earned a total compensation of $16.9M as President and CEO of Comcast Cable at Comcast, a 15% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $2,522,306 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $4,580,108 |
| Option Awards | $3,251,010 |
| Salary | $1,813,904 |
| Stock Awards | $3,237,696 |
| Other | $1,534,454 |
| Total | $16,939,478 |
Watson received $4.6M in non-equity incentive plan, accounting for 27% of the total pay in 2019.
Watson also received $2.5M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $3.3M in option awards, $1.8M in salary, $3.2M in stock awards and $1.5M in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2019, David N. Watson's compensation ranked 260th out of 13,971 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Watson earned more than 98.1% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 260 out of 13,971 | 98th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 30 out of 895 | 97th |
Major group Communications | 23 out of 268 | 91st |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 8 out of 66 | 88th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 8 out of 66 | 88th |
Source: SEC filing on April 24, 2020.
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