Hamid Akhavan is President and Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar CORP (SATS). The company reported total compensation of $8,927,865 for fiscal year 2024.
| Salary | $2,471,168 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $4,360,528 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,000,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $96,169 |
| Total | $8,927,865 |
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 EchoStar CORP filed March 21, 2025, accession 0001558370-25-003470.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $2,471,168 | $0 | $4,360,528 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $96,169 | $8,927,865 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,002 | $0 | $0 | $5,312,980 | $759,000 | $0 | $118,980 | $7,190,962 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $738,463 | $0 | $7,563,000 | $6,134,800 | $750,000 | $0 | $41,872 | $15,228,135 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for EchoStar CORP.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $14,208,178 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-5,280,313 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 1 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group EchoStar CORP discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Hamid Akhavan this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $8,927,865 |
| John Swieringa | President, Technology and Chief Operating Officer | $4,977,117 |
| Charles Ergen | Chairman | $4,098,981 |
| Paul Orban | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, DISH | $2,318,412 |
| Dean Manson | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | $1,578,286 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2024, and what it reported for each. See the full EchoStar CORP compensation brief.
Hamid Akhavan's compensation sits inside EchoStar CORP's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.