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Crown Castle Executive Compensation (FY25)

CCI · Houston, TX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Christian Hillabrant
Median of the other named officers
$8,004,042
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 20, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive of record: Anthony Melone → Christian Hillabrant
Say-on-pay support: 93.0% → 88.4% (4.6 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 107:1 → 113:1 (5.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Crown Castle's chief executive and what were they paid?
Christian Hillabrant, President & CEO, received $14,154,801 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Crown Castle's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 88.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Crown Castle's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., American Electric Power Company Inc., American Tower Corporation, Applied Materials, Inc. and AvalonBay Communities Inc., among others.
What is Crown Castle's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 113:1, against median employee compensation of $149,323.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jay Brown
President & CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Kavanagh
EVP & CCO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Levendos
EVP & COO--Fiber
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Catherine Piche
EVP & COO--Towers
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Schlanger
EVP & CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jay Brown
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Levendos
EVP & COO--Fiber
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Schlanger
EVP & CTRO; Former Interim President & CEO; Former CFO
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Catherine Piche
EVP & COO--Towers
◇—◇———◇◇
Michael Kavanagh
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer--Towers
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Edward Adams
EVP & General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven Moskowitz
Former President & CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Schlanger
EVP & CTRO; Former Interim President & CEO; Former CFO
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Edmond Chan
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Levendos
EVP & COO--Fiber
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Anthony Melone
Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇———◇◇
Michael Kavanagh
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer--Towers
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Edward Adams
EVP & General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Catherine Piche
EVP & COO--Towers
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jay Brown
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven Moskowitz
Former President & CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christian Hillabrant
President & CEO
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Schlanger
EVP & CTRO; Former Interim President & CEO; Former CFO
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Sunit Patel
EVP & CFO
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Levendos
EVP & COO--Fiber
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Edward Adams
EVP & General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Catherine Piche
EVP & COO--Towers
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Catherine PichePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Catherine PichePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Catherine PichePSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Catherine PicheRSU◇——◇——◇
Christian H. HillabrantPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christian H. HillabrantRSU◇——◇——◇
Christian H. HillabrantRSU◇——◇——◇
Christian H. HillabrantPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christopher D. LevendosPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christopher D. LevendosRSU◇——◇——◇
Christopher D. LevendosPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Christopher D. LevendosPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Daniel K. SchlangerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Daniel K. SchlangerRSU◇——◇——◇
Daniel K. SchlangerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Daniel K. SchlangerPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Daniel K. SchlangerRSU◇——◇——◇
Edward AdamsRSU◇——◇——◇
Edward AdamsPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Edward AdamsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Edward AdamsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Steven J. MoskowitzRSU◇——◇——◇
Steven J. MoskowitzPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Steven J. MoskowitzPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sunit S. PatelPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sunit S. PatelRSU◇——◇——◇
Sunit S. PatelRSU◇——◇——◇
Sunit S. PatelPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Edward AdamsRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Steven MoskowitzRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Christian HillabrantRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Daniel SchlangerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Sunit PatelRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Christopher LevendosRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Catherine PicheRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Christopher Levendos
EVP & COO--Fiber · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Edward Adams
EVP & General Counsel · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Steven Moskowitz
Former President & CEO · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
P. Robert Bartolo
◇◇———◇◇
Anthony J. Melone
◇◇———◇◇
Katherine Motlagh
◇◇———◇◇
Kevin A. Stephens
◇◇———◇◇
Tammy K. Jones
◇◇————◇
Matthew Thornton III
◇◇————◇
Kevin T. Kabat
◇◇————◇
Jason Genrich
◇◇————◇
Andrea J. Goldsmith
◇◇————◇
Bradley E. Singer
◇◇————◇
Cindy Christy
◇◇————◇
Ari Q. Fitzgerald
◇◇————◇
Christian H. Hillabrant and Sunit S. Patel served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Unrestricted Common Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. ARE
  • American Electric Power Company Inc. AEP
  • American Tower Corporation AMT
  • Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT
  • AvalonBay Communities Inc. AVB
  • Booking Holdings Inc. BKNG
  • Boston Properties Inc. BSX
  • BXP, Inc. BXP
  • Charter Communications, Inc. CHTR
  • Digital Realty Trust Inc. DLR
  • Duke Energy Corporation DUK
  • Equinix, Inc. EQIX
  • Equity Residential EQR
  • Extra Space Storage Inc. EXR
  • Intuit Inc. INTU
  • Invitation Homes Inc. INVH
  • Iron Mountain Inc. IRM
  • KLA Corporation KLAC
  • LAM Research Corporation LRCX
  • Lumen Technologies, Inc. LUMN
  • Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. MAA
  • NetApp, Inc. NTAP
  • NextEra Energy Inc. NEE
  • PERFORMANCE-BASED LTIs(Average ROIC) symbol not shown
  • Prologis Inc. PLD
  • Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. PEG
  • SBA Communications Corporation SBAC
  • ServiceNow, Inc. NOW
  • Southern Company SO
  • The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. PNC
  • Weyerhaeuser Company WY

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 20, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 22, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 17, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 19, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 21, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 14, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 16, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 17, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 18, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 19, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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432 figures on this page: 421 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
421 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001051470-26-000065
    03,302,019 6,525,343 191,248 0 3) The non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
  2. 0001051470-26-000039
    Director Compensation Table for · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2 · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2 · Pay Ratio · and 1 more section
  3. 0001051470-25-000147
    87,558,166 3,383,304 141,051 0 3) The non-binding, advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
  4. 0001051470-25-000115
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001051470-24-000158
  6. 0001051470-24-000120
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001051470-23-000111
  8. 0001051470-23-000082
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001051470-22-000135
  10. 0001051470-21-000141
  11. 0001051470-20-000117
  12. 0001051470-19-000119
  13. 0001051470-18-000125
  14. 0001051470-17-000110
  15. 0001193125-16-597702
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Peers Crown Castle discloses

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Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.American Electric Power Company Inc.American Tower CorporationApplied Materials, Inc.AvalonBay Communities Inc.Booking Holdings Inc.Boston Properties Inc.BXP, Inc.Charter Communications, Inc.Digital Realty Trust Inc.Duke Energy CorporationEquinix, Inc.Equity ResidentialExtra Space Storage Inc.Intuit Inc.Invitation Homes Inc.Iron Mountain Inc.KLA CorporationLAM Research CorporationLumen Technologies, Inc.Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.NetApp, Inc.NextEra Energy Inc.Prologis Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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