Charles W. Ergen
2017 - EchoStar
In 2017, Charles W. Ergen earned a total compensation of $8.2M as Chairman at EchoStar, a 9,220% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Option Awards | $8,226,550 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1 |
| Other | $16,892 |
| Total | $8,243,443 |
Ergen received $8.2M in option awards, accounting for 100% of the total pay in 2017.
Ergen also received $1 in salary and $16.9K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2017, Charles W. Ergen's compensation ranked 901st out of 14,666 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Ergen earned more than 93.9% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 901 out of 14,666 | 94th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 89 out of 974 | 91st |
Major group Communications | 45 out of 297 | 85th |
Industry group Communications Services, Not Elsewhere | 1 out of 54 | 98th |
Industry Communications Services, Not Elsewhere Classified | 1 out of 54 | 98th |
Source: SEC filing on March 20, 2018.
Ergen's colleagues
We found five more compensation records of executives who worked with Charles W. Ergen at EchoStar in 2017.
2017
Michael Dugan
EchoStar
Chief Executive Officer
2017
Pradman Kaul
EchoStar
President, Hughes Communications, Inc
2017
Anders Johnson
EchoStar
Chief Strategy Officer and President, EchoStar Satellite Services
2017
David Rayner
EchoStar
Chief Financial Officer
2017
Dean Manson
EchoStar
General Counsel
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