K. Rupert Murdoch
2018 - News Corp
In 2018, K. Rupert Murdoch earned a total compensation of $5.7M as Executive Chairman at News Corp, a 1% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $2,598,667 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
| Stock Awards | $2,143,943 |
| Total | $5,742,610 |
Murdoch received $2.6M in non-equity incentive plan, accounting for 45% of the total pay in 2018.
Murdoch also received $1M in salary and $2.1M in stock awards.
Rankings
In 2018, K. Rupert Murdoch's compensation ranked 1,667th out of 14,244 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Murdoch earned more than 88.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,667 out of 14,244 | 88th |
Division Manufacturing | 593 out of 5,765 | 90th |
Major group Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries | 9 out of 75 | 88th |
Industry group Newspaper | 2 out of 16 | 88th |
Industry Newspapers: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing | 2 out of 16 | 88th |
Source: SEC filing on September 24, 2018.
Murdoch's colleagues
We found three more compensation records of executives who worked with K. Rupert Murdoch at News Corp in 2018.
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October 25, 2021
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October 5, 2020
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September 23, 2020
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September 28, 2018
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