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Communication Services
Executive compensation benchmarks for 5 public companies in the cable & other pay television services industry.
$27.7M
5
$51.9M
380:1
Median
$27,697,846
Average
$24,597,864
25th Percentile
$8,648,553
75th Percentile
$28,258,167
Minimum
$6,466,193
Maximum
$51,918,563
Avg Pay Ratio
380:1
Companies
5
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The median cable & other pay television services CEO compensation is $27,697,846, based on 5 public companies. The average is $24,597,864. Note that CEO compensation includes salary, bonus, stock awards, option awards, and other compensation.
David M. Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. is the highest paid cable & other pay television services CEO, with total compensation of $51,918,563 in FY2025.
The average CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio in the cable & other pay television services industry is 380:1. This means the average CEO earns 380 times what the median employee earns.
Data sourced from SEC filings (DEF 14A proxy statements). Last updated: April 15, 2026. Compensation figures are total annual compensation including salary, bonus, stock awards, and other compensation.
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| Company | CEO | Total Comp |
|---|---|---|
| Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. WBD | David M. Zaslav | $51.9M |
| COMCAST CORP CCZ | Thomas J. Reid | $28.3M |
| ROKU, INC ROKU | Anthony Wood | $27.7M |
| Liberty Broadband Corp LBRDA | Gregory B. Maffei | $8.6M |
| CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. /MO/ CHTR | Thomas M. Rutledge | $6.5M |