Brendan Cavanagh compensation by year
SBA Communications Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $450,000 | $500,000 | $575,000 | $600,000 | $615,000 | $654,000 | $680,000 | $725,000 | $920,000 | $955,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $644,382 | $711,175 | $819,121 | $945,043 | $3,824,502 | $2,744,822 | $3,857,585 | $3,395,259 | $6,589,999 | $8,640,313 |
| Option awards | $1,309,638 | $1,434,447 | $1,655,947 | $1,886,302 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $270,000 | $475,000 | $546,000 | $642,000 | $657,435 | $740,590 | $986,680 | $864,200 | $1,284,435 | $1,733,086 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $18,949 | $12,169 | $11,695 | $25,407 | $16,465 | $21,592 | $25,468 | $25,468 | $23,068 | $30,316 |
| Total | $2,692,969 | $3,132,791 | $3,607,763 | $4,098,752 | $5,113,402 | $4,161,004 | $5,549,733 | $5,009,927 | $8,817,502 | $11,358,715 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: SBA Communications Corp. DEF 14A filed April 9, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-149656, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the SBA Communications Corp. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-149656. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 9, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 27,020 | $5,226,479 | — |
| PSU | 21,416 | $4,142,497 | — |
| RSU | 15,011 | $2,903,578 | — |
| PSU | 8,670 | $1,677,038 | — |
| RSU | 7,932 | $1,534,287 | — |
| PSU | 4,503 | $871,015 | — |
| PSU | 3,569 | $690,352 | — |
| PSU | 2,252 | $435,604 | — |
| PSU | 2,168 | $419,356 | — |
| PSU | 1,785 | $345,273 | — |
| RSU | 1,445 | $279,506 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in SBA Communications Corp.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
SBA Communications’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Brendan Cavanagh · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $11,358,715 |
| Marc Montagner | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $4,726,368 |
| Joshua Koenig | Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel | $3,813,101 |
| Richard Cane | Executive Vice President and President - International | $3,790,694 |
| Mark Ciarfella | Executive Vice President - U.S. Operations | $3,784,794 |
Board service
SBA Communications board · FY2023–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: SBA Communications pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $220,000 in RSUs. As stated in SBA Communications's FY2025 proxy.
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