W. Erik Carlson
2021
In 2021, W. Erik Carlson earned a total compensation of $2.9M as President and Chief Executive Officer at Dish Network, a 13% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Option Awards | $1,731,437 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
| Stock Awards | $150,025 |
| Other | $14,420 |
| Total | $2,895,882 |
Carlson received $1.7M in option awards, accounting for 60% of the total pay in 2021.
Carlson also received $1M in salary, $150K in stock awards and $14.4K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2021, W. Erik Carlson's compensation ranked 4,567th out of 12,415 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Carlson earned more than 63.2% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 4,567 out of 12,415 | 63rd |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 298 out of 683 | 56th |
Major group Communications | 95 out of 198 | 52nd |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 41 out of 56 | 27th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 41 out of 56 | 27th |
Pay ratio
| W. Erik Carlson's Pay | $2,895,882 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $58,161 |
| Pay Ratio | 50to 1 |
In 2021, the annual total compensation of W. Erik Carlson was $2,895,882.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Dish Network was $58,161.
The ratio of W. Erik Carlson's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 50 to one.
Source: SEC filing on March 18, 2022.
Carlson's colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with W. Erik Carlson at Dish Network in 2021.
News
Dish Network Chairman Charles Ergen's 2021 pay falls 97% to $3.1M
March 18, 2022
Dish Network Chairman Charles Ergen's 2020 pay jumps 3,919% to $95M
March 19, 2021
Dish Network Chairman Charles Ergen's 2019 pay falls 24% to $2.4M
March 20, 2020
Dish Network CEO W Carlson's 2018 pay jumps 249% to $5.3M
March 19, 2019