William C. Carstanjen
2015
In 2015, William C. Carstanjen earned a total compensation of $8.6M as Chief Executive Officer at Churchill Downs, a 570% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,300,000 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $726,000 |
| Stock Awards | $6,547,309 |
| Other | $14,012 |
| Total | $8,587,321 |
Carstanjen received $6.5M in stock awards, accounting for 76% of the total pay in 2015.
Carstanjen also received $1.3M in non-equity incentive plan, $726K in salary and $14K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2015, William C. Carstanjen's compensation ranked 690th out of 13,638 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Carstanjen earned more than 94.9% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 690 out of 13,638 | 95th |
Division Services | 119 out of 2,167 | 95th |
Major group Amusement And Recreation Services | 3 out of 72 | 96th |
Industry group Commercial Sports | 1 out of 8 | 88th |
Industry Racing, Including Track Operation | 1 out of 8 | 88th |
Source: SEC filing on March 16, 2017.
Carstanjen's colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with William C. Carstanjen at Churchill Downs in 2015.
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