Thomas M. Rutledge
2020
In 2020, Thomas M. Rutledge earned a total compensation of $38.8M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Charter Communications, a 344% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $176,085 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $6,299,963 |
| Option Awards | $30,005,695 |
| Salary | $2,073,077 |
| Other | $291,885 |
| Total | $38,846,705 |
Rutledge received $30M in option awards, accounting for 77% of the total pay in 2020.
Rutledge also received $176.1K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $6.3M in non-equity incentive plan, $2.1M in salary and $291.9K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2020, Thomas M. Rutledge's compensation ranked 70th out of 13,090 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Rutledge earned more than 99.5% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 70 out of 13,090 | 100th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 7 out of 772 | 99th |
Major group Communications | 7 out of 231 | 97th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 4 out of 67 | 94th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 4 out of 67 | 94th |
Source: SEC filing on March 18, 2021.
Rutledge's colleagues
We found five more compensation records of executives who worked with Thomas M. Rutledge at Charter Communications in 2020.
2020
John Bickham
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Chief Operating Officer
2020
Christopher Winfrey
Charter Communications
Chief Financial Officer
2020
David Ellen
Charter Communications
Senior Executive Vice President
2020
Rich DiGeronimo
Charter Communications
Chief Product Technology Officer
2020
Richard DiGeronimo
Charter Communications
Chief Product Technology Officer
News
Charter Communications CEO Thomas Rutledge's 2021 pay rises 8% to $42M
March 17, 2022
Charter Communications CEO Thomas Rutledge's 2020 pay jumps 344% to $39M
March 18, 2021
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March 19, 2020
Charter Communications CEO Thomas Rutledge's 2018 pay rises 4% to $8.2M
March 14, 2019