William C. Carstanjen
2016
In 2016, William C. Carstanjen earned a total compensation of $5.5M as Chief Executive Officer at Churchill Downs, a 36% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,330,000 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
| Stock Awards | $3,112,923 |
| Other | $14,338 |
| Total | $5,457,261 |
Carstanjen received $3.1M in stock awards, accounting for 57% of the total pay in 2016.
Carstanjen also received $1.3M in non-equity incentive plan, $1M in salary and $14.3K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2016, William C. Carstanjen's compensation ranked 1,403rd out of 14,075 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Carstanjen earned more than 90.0% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,403 out of 14,075 | 90th |
Division Services | 245 out of 2,282 | 89th |
Major group Amusement And Recreation Services | 4 out of 70 | 94th |
Industry group Commercial Sports | 1 out of 8 | 88th |
Industry Racing, Including Track Operation | 1 out of 8 | 88th |
Source: SEC filing on March 16, 2017.
Carstanjen's colleagues
We found three more compensation records of executives who worked with William C. Carstanjen at Churchill Downs in 2016.
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