Hilton Howell is Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gray Media, Inc. (GTN). The company reported total compensation of $11,472,138 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,531,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $6,506,756 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $3,279,966 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $30,142 |
| All other compensation | $124,274 |
| Total | $11,472,138 |
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 Gray Media, Inc. filed March 26, 2026, accession 0001437749-26-009956.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,531,000 | $0 | $6,506,756 | $0 | $3,279,966 | $30,142 | $124,274 | $11,472,138 |
| FY2024 | Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,531,000 | $0 | $6,506,749 | $0 | $2,759,235 | $0 | $145,394 | $10,942,378 |
| FY2023 | Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,458,000 | $0 | $5,832,007 | $0 | $3,184,871 | $0 | $155,648 | $10,630,526 |
| FY2022 | Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,350,000 | $0 | $4,387,504 | $0 | $2,026,414 | $0 | $158,457 | $7,922,375 |
| FY2021 | Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,227,633 | — | $8,314,610 | — | $1,824,466 | — | $148,469 | $11,515,178 |
| FY2020 | Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,227,633 | — | $3,314,594 | — | $1,728,912 | $76,616 | $160,418 | $6,508,173 |
| FY2019 | Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,180,416 | $0 | $5,157,832 | $0 | $2,348,832 | $94,539 | $106,890 | $8,888,509 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Gray Media, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $12,971,814 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,499,676 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 36th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 11 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Gray Media, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Hilton Howell this page | Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $11,472,138 |
| Donald LaPlatney | President and Co-Chief Executive Officer | $4,770,480 |
| Jeffrey Gignac | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,444,098 |
| Kevin Latek | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Development Officer, and Secretary | $3,351,961 |
| Sandra McNamara | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | $2,926,984 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Gray Media, Inc. compensation brief.
Hilton Howell's compensation sits inside Gray Media, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.