K. Rupert Murdoch
2008 - Twenty-First Century Fox
In 2008, K. Rupert Murdoch earned a total compensation of $30.1M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Twenty-First Century Fox, a 6% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $17,500,000 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $8,100,000 |
| Stock Awards | $4,050,000 |
| Other | $403,169 |
| Total | $30,053,169 |
Murdoch received $17.5M in non-equity incentive plan, accounting for 58% of the total pay in 2008.
Murdoch also received $8.1M in salary, $4.1M in stock awards and $403.2K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, K. Rupert Murdoch's compensation ranked 30th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Murdoch earned more than 99.7% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 30 out of 9,135 | 100th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 7 out of 846 | 99th |
Major group Communications | 5 out of 236 | 98th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 3 out of 38 | 92nd |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 3 out of 38 | 92nd |
Source: SEC filing on August 30, 2010.
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