K. Rupert Murdoch
2021 - News Corp
In 2021, K. Rupert Murdoch earned a total compensation of $6.8M as Executive Chairman at News Corp, a 101% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $3,333,333 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
| Stock Awards | $2,420,098 |
| Total | $6,753,431 |
Murdoch received $3.3M in non-equity incentive plan, accounting for 49% of the total pay in 2021.
Murdoch also received $1M in salary and $2.4M in stock awards.
Rankings
In 2021, K. Rupert Murdoch's compensation ranked 1,835th out of 12,415 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Murdoch earned more than 85.2% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,835 out of 12,415 | 85th |
Division Manufacturing | 683 out of 5,508 | 88th |
Major group Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries | 7 out of 31 | 77th |
Industry group Newspaper | 4 out of 9 | 56th |
Industry Newspapers: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing | 4 out of 9 | 56th |
Source: SEC filing on October 25, 2021.
Murdoch's colleagues
We found three more compensation records of executives who worked with K. Rupert Murdoch at News Corp in 2021.
News
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's 2022 pay slips 15% to $20M
October 5, 2022
Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch's 2022 pay falls 21% to $22M
September 19, 2022
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's 2021 pay jumps 70% to $23M
October 25, 2021
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's 2020 pay slips 8% to $14M
October 5, 2020
Fox Corp Chairman K Murdoch's 2020 pay jumps 574% to $34M
September 23, 2020
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's 2019 pay rises 14% to $15M
October 7, 2019
Twenty-First Century Fox Chairman Lachlan Murdoch's 2018 pay jumps 146% to $51M
September 28, 2018
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's 2018 pay slips 4% to $13M
September 24, 2018