W. Ming Shao
2020
In 2020, W. Ming Shao earned a total compensation of $1.3M as Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at MicroStrategy, a 38% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $550,000 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $548,167 |
| Stock Awards | $192,270 |
| Other | $5,120 |
| Total | $1,295,557 |
Shao received $550K in bonus, accounting for 42% of the total pay in 2020.
Shao also received $548.2K in salary, $192.3K in stock awards and $5.1K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2020, W. Ming Shao's compensation ranked 7,498th out of 13,090 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Shao earned more than 42.7% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 7,498 out of 13,090 | 43rd |
Division Services | 1,468 out of 2,341 | 37th |
Major group Business Services | 981 out of 1,540 | 36th |
Industry group Computer Programming, Data Processing, And Other Computer Related Services | 671 out of 1,061 | 37th |
Industry Prepackaged Software | 383 out of 579 | 34th |
Pay ratio
| W. Ming Shao's Pay | $1,295,557 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $94,264 |
| Pay Ratio | 14to 1 |
In 2020, the annual total compensation of W. Ming Shao was $1,295,557.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at MicroStrategy was $94,264.
The ratio of W. Ming Shao's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 14 to one.
Source: SEC filing on April 15, 2021.
Shao's colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with W. Ming Shao at MicroStrategy in 2020.