Disney’s No. 2 exec to earn higher base pay than CEO as part of $27M package

by OverPotato2322

11 Comments

  1. ImLaunchpadMcQuack on

    I said this elsewhere, but good! Dana Walden has the connections and clout with the industry creatives that drive Disney’s content. The park guy doesn’t know these people at all.

  2. Captain_Aware4503 on

    Let’s say the average Disney worker makes $75K a year. This guy is going to make 360 times that.

    In the 1970s, the CEO to average worker pay ratio was 27:1

    Oh, and taxes for people making over $1 million are less than half of what they were too.

  3. Base pay is lower, bonuses and equity are higher, so the total pay package is higher especially if all KPIs are hit. CEOs will often negotiate this so that if the company does well, they do well. They’re hedging their bets that the company will do well under their leadership, meaning they make more overall than if they took a higher guaranteed salary with less bonuses and equity.

    A couple hundred grand guaranteed salary is nothing compared to multiple millions possible if higher bonuses and equity pan out. And if it doesn’t pan out, they have bigger problems and are still rich anyway.

  4. Mammoth_Two7297 on

    “base pay” for any corporate executive is almost meaningless. They get the bulk from bonuses or stocks or similar things

  5. not_old_redditor on

    “base pay”… I’m sure some accountant here can explain this misleading title.

  6. Anyone taking a xx MILLION DOLLAR BONUS FUCKING PACKAGE.. should be shot or hung. Eat the rich.

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