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Communication Services
Executive compensation benchmarks for 8 public companies in the communications services, nec industry.
$9.0M
8
$25.4M
Median
$9,028,410
Average
$10,738,362
25th Percentile
$8,375,444
75th Percentile
$11,670,685
Minimum
$1,012,452
Maximum
$25,372,519
Companies
8
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The median communications services, nec CEO compensation is $9,028,410, based on 8 public companies. The average is $10,738,362. Note that CEO compensation includes salary, bonus, stock awards, option awards, and other compensation.
Dave Schaeffer of COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. is the highest paid communications services, nec CEO, with total compensation of $25,372,519 in FY2025.
Data sourced from SEC filings (DEF 14A proxy statements). Last updated: May 31, 2026. Compensation figures are total annual compensation including salary, bonus, stock awards, and other compensation.
Compare CEO compensation across different industries or research specific companies.
| Company | CEO | Total Comp |
|---|---|---|
| COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. CCOI | Dave Schaeffer | $25.4M |
| AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ASTS | Abel Avellan | $14.2M |
| CALIX, INC CALX | Michael Weening | $10.8M |
| Gogo Inc. GOGO | Christopher Moore | $9.0M |
| Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM | Matthew J. Desch, | $9.0M |
| EchoStar CORP SATS | Hamid Akhavan | $8.5M |
| VIASAT INC VSAT | Mark Dankberg | $7.9M |
| Globalstar, Inc. GSAT | Paul E. Jacobs | $1.0M |