Charles W. Ergen
2008 - Dish Network
In 2008, Charles W. Ergen earned a total compensation of $4.8M as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Dish Network, a 318% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Option Awards | $3,817,550 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $600,000 |
| Other | $371,652 |
| Total | $4,789,202 |
Ergen received $3.8M in option awards, accounting for 80% of the total pay in 2008.
Ergen also received $600K in salary and $371.7K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2008, Charles W. Ergen's compensation ranked 856th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Ergen earned more than 90.6% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 856 out of 9,135 | 91st |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 132 out of 853 | 85th |
Major group Communications | 59 out of 243 | 76th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 23 out of 38 | 40th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 23 out of 38 | 40th |
Source: SEC filing on March 23, 2011.
Ergen's colleagues
We found five more compensation records of executives who worked with Charles W. Ergen at Dish Network in 2008.
2008
Carl Vogel
Dish Network
Chairman
2008
Michael Kelly
Dish Network
Executive Vice President, Commercial and Business Development
2008
Bernard Han
Dish Network
Chief Operating Officer
2008
James DeFranco
Dish Network
Executive Vice President
2008
Thomas Cullen
Dish Network