W. Ming Shao
2018
In 2018, W. Ming Shao earned a total compensation of $2.2M as Senior Executive Vice President General Counsel at MicroStrategy, a 140% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $378,000 |
|---|---|
| Option Awards | $1,309,250 |
| Salary | $505,000 |
| Other | $15,760 |
| Total | $2,208,010 |
Shao received $1.3M in option awards, accounting for 59% of the total pay in 2018.
Shao also received $378K in bonus, $505K in salary and $15.8K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2018, W. Ming Shao's compensation ranked 5,211th out of 14,244 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Shao earned more than 63.4% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 5,211 out of 14,244 | 63rd |
Division Services | 1,040 out of 2,377 | 56th |
Major group Business Services | 709 out of 1,566 | 55th |
Industry group Computer Programming, Data Processing, And Other Computer Related Services | 446 out of 962 | 54th |
Industry Prepackaged Software | 263 out of 518 | 49th |
Pay ratio
| W. Ming Shao's Pay | $2,208,010 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $90,475 |
| Pay Ratio | 24to 1 |
In 2018, the annual total compensation of W. Ming Shao was $2,208,010.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at MicroStrategy was $90,475.
The ratio of W. Ming Shao's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 24 to one.
Source: SEC filing on April 18, 2019.
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