Charlie Ergen, the billionaire chairman and former CEO of Dish Network, took home $94.7 million in total pay for 2020, according to an SEC proxy filing issued Friday.
Ergen earned $2.35 million for running the satellite TV service in 2019 and $3.1 million in 2018. His base salary was $888,462 in 2020, against salaries of $1 million received in each of the two previous years.
Ergen also received $91.8 million in option awards last year to bump up his overall pay package. Ergen stepped down in December 2017 from his role as CEO of the company he co-founded and was replaced by Erik Carlson, who was promoted from president and COO.
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