James R. Murdoch
2016
In 2016, James R. Murdoch earned a total compensation of $26.4M as Chief Executive Officer at Twenty-First Century Fox, a 75% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $5,624,000 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $7,440,000 |
| Salary | $3,000,000 |
| Stock Awards | $10,136,957 |
| Other | $178,716 |
| Total | $26,379,673 |
Murdoch received $10.1M in stock awards, accounting for 38% of the total pay in 2016.
Murdoch also received $5.6M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $7.4M in non-equity incentive plan, $3M in salary and $178.7K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2016, James R. Murdoch's compensation ranked 56th out of 14,075 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Murdoch earned more than 99.6% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 56 out of 14,075 | 100th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 18 out of 970 | 98th |
Major group Communications | 18 out of 307 | 94th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 15 out of 74 | 80th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 15 out of 74 | 80th |
Source: SEC filing on September 28, 2017.
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