K. Rupert Murdoch
2020 - News Corp
In 2020, K. Rupert Murdoch earned a total compensation of $3.4M as Executive Chairman at News Corp, a 33% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Stock Awards | $2,355,749 |
| Total | $3,355,749 |
Murdoch received $2.4M in stock awards, accounting for 70% of the total pay in 2020.
Murdoch also received $1M in salary.
Rankings
In 2020, K. Rupert Murdoch's compensation ranked 3,468th out of 13,090 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Murdoch earned more than 73.5% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 3,468 out of 13,090 | 74th |
Division Manufacturing | 1,356 out of 5,617 | 76th |
Major group Printing, Publishing, And Allied Industries | 12 out of 41 | 71st |
Industry group Newspaper | 4 out of 8 | 50th |
Industry Newspapers: Publishing, or Publishing and Printing | 4 out of 8 | 50th |
Source: SEC filing on October 5, 2020.
Murdoch's colleagues
We found three more compensation records of executives who worked with K. Rupert Murdoch at News Corp in 2020.
News
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's 2022 pay slips 15% to $20M
October 5, 2022
Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch's 2022 pay falls 21% to $22M
September 19, 2022
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's 2021 pay jumps 70% to $23M
October 25, 2021
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's 2020 pay slips 8% to $14M
October 5, 2020
Fox Corp Chairman K Murdoch's 2020 pay jumps 574% to $34M
September 23, 2020
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's 2019 pay rises 14% to $15M
October 7, 2019
Twenty-First Century Fox Chairman Lachlan Murdoch's 2018 pay jumps 146% to $51M
September 28, 2018
News Corp CEO Robert Thomson's 2018 pay slips 4% to $13M
September 24, 2018