David N. Watson
2021
In 2021, David N. Watson earned a total compensation of $22.7M as CEO of Comcast Cable at Comcast, a 15% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $565,527 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $8,969,828 |
| Option Awards | $4,195,328 |
| Salary | $2,248,077 |
| Stock Awards | $6,695,556 |
| Other | $57,625 |
| Total | $22,731,941 |
Watson received $9M in non-equity incentive plan, accounting for 39% of the total pay in 2021.
Watson also received $565.5K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $4.2M in option awards, $2.2M in salary, $6.7M in stock awards and $57.6K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2021, David N. Watson's compensation ranked 259th out of 12,397 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Watson earned more than 97.9% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 259 out of 12,397 | 98th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 16 out of 683 | 98th |
Major group Communications | 10 out of 198 | 95th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 7 out of 56 | 88th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 7 out of 56 | 88th |
Source: SEC filing on April 22, 2022.
Watson's colleagues
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