Adam Symson is President & Chief Executive Officer of E.W. SCRIPPS Co. (SSP). The company reported total compensation of $7,239,619 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,350,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,945,077 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,792,125 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $24,677 |
| All other compensation | $127,740 |
| Total | $7,239,619 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure E.W. SCRIPPS Co. filed March 20, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-116733.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $1,350,000 | $0 | $3,945,077 | $0 | $1,792,125 | $24,677 | $127,740 | $7,239,619 |
| FY2023 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $1,275,000 | $0 | $2,487,690 | $0 | $1,360,425 | $26,226 | $165,443 | $5,314,784 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,200,000 | — | $12,816,347 | — | $753,000 | $0 | $274,450 | $15,043,797 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,200,000 | $300,000 | $3,869,769 | — | $1,650,000 | $0 | $333,900 | $7,353,669 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $926,503 | — | $2,041,633 | — | $1,386,000 | $86,220 | $120,154 | $4,560,510 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for E.W. SCRIPPS Co..
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Symson this page | President & Chief Executive Officer | $7,239,619 |
| Brian Lawlor | President, Scripps Sports | $3,077,962 |
| Jason Combs | Chief Financial Officer | $3,029,415 |
| Laura Tomlin | Chief Transformation Officer | $2,556,831 |
| David Giles | Chief Legal Officer | $2,066,974 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full E.W. SCRIPPS Co. compensation brief.
Adam Symson's compensation sits inside E.W. SCRIPPS Co.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.