Tracking executive pay at News Corp


September 6, 2011

This list tracks executive pay at News Corp over the past few years.

2010-11
Rupert Murdoch $33.3m
Chase Carey $30.15m
David Devoe $18.24m
Roger Ailes $15.55m
James Murdoch $US11.9m

Murdochs received $45.2m or 41.4% of top 5 pay
Total top 5: $109.14m.
See page 43 of proxy statement.

2009-10
Chase Carey $26m
Rupert Murdoch $22.72m
Roger Ailes $13.96m
James Murdoch $10.3m
David Devoe $7.13m

Total top 5: $80.11m
Murdochs received $33.02m or 41.2% of top 5 pay

See page 43 of proxy statement.

2008-09

Roger Ailes: $23.68m
Peter Chernin: $22.22m
Rupert Murdoch: $19.88m
James Murdoch: $9.2m
David Devoe: $7.8m

Total top 5: $82.78m
Murdochs received $29.08m or 35.13% of top 5 pay

See page 29 of proxy statement.

2007-08

Peter Chernin: $28.8m
Rupert Murdoch: $27.55m
Roger Ailes: $19.9m
James Murdoch: $10.97m
David Devoe: $9.73m

Total top 5: $96.95m
Murdochs received $39.77m or 41% of top 5 pay

See page 29 of proxy statement.

2006-07

Peter Chernin: $33.98m
Rupert Murdoch: $32.14m
David Devoe: $11.73m
Roger Ailes: $10.89m
Lawrence Jacobs: $4.08m

Total top 5: $92.82m
Rupert Murdoch received $32.14m or 34.6% of top 5 pay

See page 34 of 2006-07 proxy statement.

2005-06

Peter Chernin: $42.53m
Rupert Murdoch: $25.9m
Roger Ailes: $15.77m
David Devoe: $12.73m
Lawrence Jacobs: $5.02m

Total top 5: $101.95
Rupert Murdoch received $25.9m or 25.4% of top 5 pay

See page 29 of 2005-06 proxy statement

2004-05

Peter Chernin: $28.25m
Rupert Murdoch: $23.64m
David Devoe: $8.63m
Lachlan Murdoch: $7.97m
Arthur Siskind: $6.97m

Total top 5: $75.46m
Rupert Murdoch received $31.61m or 41.8% of top 5 pay

See page 24 of 2004-05 proxy statement

2003-04

Rupert Murdoch: $20.65m
Peter Chernin: $18.58m
Roger Ailes: $7.73m
David Devoe: $6.14m
Chase Carey: $5.297m

Total top 5: $58.39m
Rupert Murdoch received $20.65m or 35.36% of top 5 pay.
James and Lachlan Murdoch together received $5.8m but weren't in top 5

See page 57 of the 2003-04 annual report

2002-03

Peter Chernin: $17.34m
Rupert Murdoch: $14.1m
David Devoe: $10m
Roger Ailes: $8.754m
Sandy Grushow: $4.9m (then head of Fox Entertainment)

Total top 5: $55.1
Rupert Murdoch received $14.1m or 25.6% of top 5
James and Lachlan Murdoch together received $5.2m but weren't in top 5

See page 55 of the 2002-03 annual report

2001-02

Peter Chernin: $17.89m
Chase Carey: $10.78m
Rupert Murdoch: $9.21
David Devoe: $4.74m
Arthur Siskind: $3.91m

Total top 5: $31m
Rupert received $9.21m or 29.7% of total top 5 pay
James and Lachlan Murdoch together received $4.48m but weren't in top 5

2000-01

Peter Chernin: $20.13m
Mitch Stern: $8.54m (then head of Fox Television network)
Rupert Murdoch: $7.58m
Roger Ailes: $5.82m
Chase Carey: $5.65m

Total top 5: $47.72m
Rupert Murdoch received $7.58m or 15.9% of total top 5
James and Lachlan Murdoch together received $5.66m but weren't in top 5

1999-2000

Peter Chernin: $11.85m
Rupert Murdoch: $6.53m
Bill Mechanic: $5.84m
Chase Carey: $4.16m
David Devoe: $3.63m

Total top 5 pay: $32m
Rupert Murdoch received $6.53m or 20.4% of total top 5 pay
Lachlan Murdoch wasn't in top 5 but received $3.14m

1998-99

Peter Chernin: $11.72m
Rupert Murdoch: $6.34m
Gareth Chang: $4.8m (then head of STAR TV)
Bill Mechanic: $4.13m (then head of film studio)
Chase Carey: $3.99m

Total top 5: $30.98m
Rupert Murdoch received $6.34m or 20.45% of total top 5 pay
Neither Lachlan or James were in the top 10.