Thomas M. Rutledge
2021
In 2021, Thomas M. Rutledge earned a total compensation of $41.9M as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Charter Communications, a 8% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $59,302 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $8,901,000 |
| Option Awards | $30,004,409 |
| Salary | $2,500,000 |
| Other | $395,552 |
| Total | $41,860,263 |
Rutledge received $30M in option awards, accounting for 72% of the total pay in 2021.
Rutledge also received $59.3K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $8.9M in non-equity incentive plan, $2.5M in salary and $395.6K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2021, Thomas M. Rutledge's compensation ranked 89th out of 12,397 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Rutledge earned more than 99.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 89 out of 12,397 | 99th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 4 out of 683 | 99th |
Major group Communications | 3 out of 198 | 99th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 2 out of 56 | 96th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 2 out of 56 | 96th |
Source: SEC filing on March 17, 2022.
Rutledge's colleagues
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Richard DiGeronimo
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Chief Product Technology Officer
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John Bickham
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2021
Jessica Fischer
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Chief Financial Officer
News
Charter Communications CEO Thomas Rutledge's 2021 pay rises 8% to $42M
March 17, 2022
Charter Communications CEO Thomas Rutledge's 2020 pay jumps 344% to $39M
March 18, 2021
Charter Communications CEO Thomas Rutledge's 2019 pay rises 7% to $8.7M
March 19, 2020
Charter Communications CEO Thomas Rutledge's 2018 pay rises 4% to $8.2M
March 14, 2019