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 3,517th out of 13,090 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Carlson earned more than 73.1% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 3,517 out of 13,090 | 73rd |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 284 out of 772 | 63rd |
Major group Communications | 94 out of 231 | 59th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 43 out of 67 | 36th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 43 out of 67 | 36th |
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
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with W. Erik Carlson at Dish Network in 2020.
News
Dish Network Chairman Charles Ergen's 2021 pay falls 97% to $3.1M
March 18, 2022
Dish Network Chairman Charles Ergen's 2020 pay jumps 3,919% to $95M
March 19, 2021
Dish Network Chairman Charles Ergen's 2019 pay falls 24% to $2.4M
March 20, 2020
Dish Network CEO W Carlson's 2018 pay jumps 249% to $5.3M
March 19, 2019