K. Rupert Murdoch
2019 - Fox Corp
In 2019, K. Rupert Murdoch earned a total compensation of $42.2M as Chairman at Fox Corp, a 14% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $1,693,151 |
|---|---|
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $11,129,000 |
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $7,536,987 |
| Option Awards | $2,499,995 |
| Salary | $6,502,308 |
| Stock Awards | $12,629,496 |
| Other | $165,178 |
| Total | $42,156,115 |
Murdoch received $12.6M in stock awards, accounting for 29.96% of the total pay in 2019.
Murdoch also received $1.7M in bonus, $11.1M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $7.5M in non-equity incentive plan, $2.5M in option awards, $6.5M in salary and $165.2K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2019, K. Rupert Murdoch's compensation ranked 19th out of 11,430 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Murdoch earned more than 99.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 19 out of 11,430 | 100th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 5 out of 719 | 99th |
Major group Communications | 5 out of 217 | 98th |
Industry group Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations | 2 out of 62 | 97th |
Industry Television Broadcasting Stations | 2 out of 26 | 92nd |
Source: SEC filing on September 23, 2020.
Murdoch's colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with K. Rupert Murdoch at Fox Corp in 2019.
News
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September 23, 2020
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's 2019 pay rises 14% to $14.7M
October 7, 2019
Twenty-First Century Fox Chairman Lachlan Murdoch's 2018 pay jumps 146% to $50.7M
September 28, 2018
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's 2018 pay slips 4% to $13.0M
September 24, 2018