K. Rupert Murdoch
2018 - Fox Corp
In 2018, K. Rupert Murdoch earned a total compensation of $49.2M as Chairman at Fox Corp.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $5,644,000 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $13,090,000 |
| Salary | $7,100,000 |
| Stock Awards | $23,273,953 |
| Other | $125,601 |
| Total | $49,233,554 |
Murdoch received $23.3M in stock awards, accounting for 47.27% of the total pay in 2018.
Murdoch also received $5.6M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $13.1M in non-equity incentive plan, $7.1M in salary and $125.6K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2018, K. Rupert Murdoch's compensation ranked 24th out of 13,711 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Murdoch earned more than 99.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 24 out of 13,711 | 100th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 8 out of 875 | 99th |
Major group Communications | 8 out of 259 | 97th |
Industry group Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations | 2 out of 71 | 97th |
Industry Television Broadcasting Stations | 2 out of 36 | 94th |
Source: SEC filing on September 23, 2020.
Murdoch's colleagues
We found two more compensation records of executives who worked with K. Rupert Murdoch at Fox Corp in 2018.
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September 23, 2020
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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