Charles W. Ergen
2008 - EchoStar
In 2008, Charles W. Ergen earned a total compensation of $4.2M as Chairman at EchoStar, a 263% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Option Awards | $3,925,180 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1 |
| Other | $237,979 |
| Total | $4,163,160 |
Ergen received $3.9M in option awards, accounting for 94% of the total pay in 2008.
Ergen also received $1 in salary and $238K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, Charles W. Ergen's compensation ranked 1,065th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Ergen earned more than 88.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,065 out of 9,135 | 88th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 160 out of 846 | 81st |
Major group Communications | 64 out of 236 | 73rd |
Industry group Communications Services, Not Elsewhere | 2 out of 31 | 94th |
Industry Communications Services, Not Elsewhere Classified | 2 out of 31 | 94th |
Source: SEC filing on March 31, 2009.
Ergen's colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with Charles W. Ergen at EchoStar in 2008.
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