Gary B. Smith
2022
In 2022, Gary B. Smith earned a total compensation of $12M as President and CEO at Ciena, a 5% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Stock Awards | $11,005,780 |
| Other | $12,200 |
| Total | $12,017,980 |
Smith received $11M in stock awards, accounting for 92% of the total pay in 2022.
Smith also received $1M in salary and $12.2K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2022, Gary B. Smith's compensation ranked 189th out of 5,760 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Smith earned more than 96.7% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 189 out of 5,760 | 97th |
Division Manufacturing | 70 out of 3,136 | 98th |
Major group Electronic And Other Electrical Equipment And Components, Except Computer Equipment | 19 out of 414 | 95th |
Industry group Communications Equipment | 5 out of 108 | 95th |
Industry Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus | 2 out of 33 | 94th |
Pay ratio
| Gary B. Smith's Pay | $12,017,980 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $86,933 |
| Pay Ratio | 138to 1 |
In 2022, the annual total compensation of Gary B. Smith was $12,017,980.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Ciena was $86,933.
The ratio of Gary B. Smith's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 138 to one.
Source: SEC filing on February 16, 2023.
Smith's colleagues
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News
Ciena CEO Gary Smith's 2022 pay rises 5% to $12M
February 16, 2023
Ciena CEO Gary Smith's 2021 pay rises 2% to $11M
February 15, 2022
Ciena CEO Gary Smith's 2020 pay rises 2% to $11M
February 18, 2021
Ciena CEO Gary Smith's 2019 pay jumps 21% to $11M
February 19, 2020
Ciena CEO Gary Smith's 2018 pay rises 20% to $9.1M
February 12, 2019