W. Erik Carlson
2017
In 2017, W. Erik Carlson earned a total compensation of $1.5M as President and Chief Executive Officer at Dish Network, a 60% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $337,500 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $654,033 |
| Salary | $519,231 |
| Stock Awards | $6,389 |
| Other | $7,020 |
| Total | $1,524,173 |
Carlson received $654K in option awards, accounting for 43% of the total pay in 2017.
Carlson also received $337.5K in non-equity incentive plan, $519.2K in salary, $6.4K in stock awards and $7K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2017, W. Erik Carlson's compensation ranked 6,896th out of 14,666 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Carlson earned more than 53.0% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 6,896 out of 14,666 | 53rd |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 580 out of 974 | 41st |
Major group Communications | 169 out of 297 | 43rd |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 60 out of 80 | 25th |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 60 out of 80 | 25th |
Source: SEC filing on March 28, 2018.
Carlson's colleagues
We found five more compensation records of executives who worked with W. Erik Carlson at Dish Network in 2017.
2017
Charles Ergen
Dish Network
Chairman
2017
Jeffrey McSchooler
Dish Network
Executive Vice President, Engineering and Broadcast
2017
Vivek Khemka
Dish Network
Chief Technology Officer
2017
Thomas Cullen
Dish Network
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
2017
Steven Swain
Dish Network
Chief Financial Officer
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