Walter Carlson compensation by year
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $735,579 |
| Bonus | $939,900 |
| Stock awards | $3,084,325 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other | $7,740 |
| Total | $4,767,544 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC DEF 14A filed April 8, 2026, accession 0001051512-26-000024, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC filed document, accession 0001051512-26-000024. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 8, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 73,761 | $3,024,201 | — |
| RSU | 38,046 | $1,559,886 | — |
| RSU | 35,715 | $1,464,315 | — |
| PSU | 10,646 | $436,486 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Laurent Therivel | Former President and CEO of Array | $9,313,033 |
| James Butman | Former President and CEO of TDS Telecom | $5,488,380 |
| Walter Carlson · this page | President and CEO of TDS | $4,767,544 |
| Kenneth Dixon | President and CEO of TDS Telecom | $4,112,642 |
| Vicki Villacrez | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TDS | $3,389,128 |
| Joseph Hanley | Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development of TDS | $2,197,992 |
Board service
TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS board · FY2021–FY2025| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $13,820 | $83,865 | — | $107 | $97,792 |
| FY2024 | $169,000 | $121,660 | — | $107 | $290,767 |
| FY2022 | $138,000 | $100,007 | — | $107 | $238,114 |
| FY2021 | $131,000 | $100,000 | — | $107 | $231,107 |
Each year as the company reported it in TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS's director compensation table. Totals are the company's own disclosed totals.
How this board is paid
Company policy: TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS pays directors a $90,000 cash retainer and $120,000 in Stock. As stated in TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
CGNC (Chair)
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