W. Erik Carlson
2020
In 2020, W. Erik Carlson earned a total compensation of $3.3M as President and Chief Executive Officer at Dish Network, a 229% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Option Awards | $2,419,825 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $888,462 |
| Other | $7,960 |
| Total | $3,316,247 |
Carlson received $2.4M in option awards, accounting for 73% of the total pay in 2020.
Carlson also received $888.5K in salary and $8K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2020, W. Erik Carlson's compensation ranked 1,792nd out of 5,867 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Carlson earned more than 69.5% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,792 out of 5,867 | 70th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 160 out of 409 | 61st |
Major group Communications | 40 out of 95 | 58th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 14 out of 20 | 30th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 14 out of 20 | 30th |
Pay ratio
| W. Erik Carlson's Pay | $3,316,247 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $57,092 |
| Pay Ratio | 58to 1 |
In 2020, the annual total compensation of W. Erik Carlson was $3,316,247.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Dish Network was $57,092.
The ratio of W. Erik Carlson's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 58 to one.
Source: SEC filing on March 19, 2021.
Carlson's colleagues
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