Christopher Ripley is President and Chief Executive Officer of Sinclair, Inc. (SBGI). The company reported total compensation of $10,824,228 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $950,000 |
| Stock awards | $6,761,543 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,079,652 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $19,033 |
| All other compensation | $14,000 |
| Total | $10,824,228 |
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 Sinclair, Inc. filed April 23, 2026, accession 0001971213-26-000017.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $950,000 | $6,761,543 | $0 | $2,079,652 | $19,033 | $14,000 | $10,824,228 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,072,499 | $1,200,000 | $1,882,795 | $5,337,066 | $1,018,750 | $22,483 | $13,800 | $10,547,393 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,314,164 | $0 | $2,054,924 | $1,837,125 | $1,971,246 | $20,564 | $13,297 | $7,211,320 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,379,700 | — | $3,026,427 | $3,144,041 | $2,069,550 | $5,691 | $12,297 | $9,637,706 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Sinclair, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $11,472,138 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-647,910 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 43rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 7 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Sinclair, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Ripley this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $10,824,228 |
| David Smith | Executive Chairman | $7,098,109 |
| Lucy Rutishauser | Former Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer | $6,573,515 |
| Robert Weisbord | Chief Operating Officer and President / Local Media | $5,001,776 |
| Jason Smith | Executive Vice Chairman | $4,135,511 |
| Narinder Sahai | Executive Vice President / Chief Financial Officer | $2,483,873 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Sinclair, Inc. compensation brief.
Christopher Ripley's compensation sits inside Sinclair, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.