Media & Telecom
EchoStar Corp. Executive Compensation (FY25)
ECHO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Charles Ergen | Median of the other named officers $4,678,674 5 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = April 27, 2023 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Charles Ergen: $4,098,981 → $4,648,665 (13.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 105:1 → 55:1 (47.6% lower)
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Who is EchoStar Corp.'s chief executive and what were they paid?
Charles Ergen was paid $4,648,665 in total compensation as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $4,098,981 reported for fiscal 2024, Ergen's total was 13.4% higher.
What was EchoStar Corp.'s say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2022, the say-on-pay proposal drew 98.3% support at the meeting held April 27, 2023.
Which companies are in EchoStar Corp.'s peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes AT&T Inc., Charter Communications, Inc., Comcast Corporation, T-Mobile US Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc., among others. The peer group used by the Company during 2023 and 2022 (supplemental) names Eutelsat Communications S.A., Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. and SES S.A.
What is EchoStar Corp.'s chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 55:1, against median employee compensation of $84,476.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamid Akhavan President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Pradman P. Kaul President, Hughes Communications, Inc. | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Manson Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David J. Rayner Executive Vice President, CFO, COO and Treasurer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anders N. Johnson Chief Strategy Officer and President, EchoStar Satellite Services | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael T. Dugan Former Chief Executive Officer and President Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamid Akhavan President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Manson Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Gaske Chief Operating Officer, Hughes | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Adrian Morris EVP and Chief Technology Officer, Hughes | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Ramesh Ramaswamy EVP, Hughes International | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamid Akhavan President and Chief Executive Officer, EchoStar Capital | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Swieringa President, Technology and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Charles Ergen Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Orban Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, DISH | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Manson Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Swieringa President, Technology and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Hamid Akhavan President and Chief Executive Officer, EchoStar Capital | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Orban Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, DISH | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Charles Ergen Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Manson Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Gaske Chief Operating Officer, Hughes | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles W. Ergen | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Dean A. Manson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Dean A. Manson | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Hamid Akhavan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Hamid Akhavan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| John W. Swieringa | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| John W. Swieringa | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| John W. Swieringa | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Paul Gaske | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul Gaske | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Paul W. Orban | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul W. Orban | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ergen | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 02/06/2031 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/01/2027 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/01/2028 | |
| Hamid Akhavan | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/31/2033 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 04/01/2034 | |
| John Swieringa | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/01/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 04/01/2034 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/01/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/01/2027 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 07/22/2032 | |
| Paul Orban | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 04/01/2034 |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 07/22/2032 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 01/01/2027 | |
| Dean Manson | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 04/01/2034 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/01/2035 | |
| Paul Gaske | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 04/01/2034 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 10/01/2035 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Stanton Dodge | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kathleen Q. Abernathy | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
George R. Brokaw | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
William D. Wade | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tom A. Ortolf | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stephen J. Bye | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lisa W. Hershman | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Charles W. Ergen, Katherine E. Flynn, James DeFranco, Cantey M. Ergen and William P. Wall 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 | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Board meeting fee | ◇ |
| Committee meeting fee | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Options.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- AT&T Inc. T
- Charter Communications, Inc. CHTR
- Comcast Corporation CMCSA
- T-Mobile US Inc. TMUS
- Verizon Communications Inc. VZ
- Viasat Inc. VSAT
peer group used by the Company during 2023 and 2022 (supplemental)
- Eutelsat Communications S.A. symbol not shown
- Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. GILT
- SES S.A. symbol not shown
peer group used by the Company in 2021 (supplemental)
- Intelsat S.A. symbol not shown
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | April 27, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | April 30, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 2, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Documents cited
- 0001104659-26-108960Director Compensation and Non-Employee Director Option Plan · Executive Compensation Tables
- 0001558370-25-003470Executive Compensation Tables
- 0001104659-24-036703Executive Compensation Tables
- 0001104659-23-052951Proposal 3: Non-binding Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation: Votes For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
- 0001104659-23-032290Summary Compensation Table
- 0001415404-20-000018Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001415404-17-000026Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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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}
}