CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Digital Realty DLR
CEO: Andy Power · Data Center REITs · 4,300 employees
Andy Power, CEO of Digital Realty (DLR), earned $8.0M in total compensation in 2014. Digital Realty receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of C (56/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 114:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 93.5%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is -14.8%.
How Digital Realty CEO Pay Compares
Andy Power's $8.0M total compensation is 20% below the Data Center REITs industry median of $10.0M. The 114:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 11% lower than the industry average of 128:1.
Total compensation for Andy Power at Digital Realty (DLR) was $8.0M. Mid-cap public-company CEO packages tend to track this pattern — equity-heavy, multi-year vesting, performance-tied.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio runs 114x. Lower ratios typically reflect companies with higher-paid workforces (financial services, technology, professional services) where the median worker pay denominator is itself substantial. Three-year performance has been negative: TSR of -14.8% and -3.6% revenue change. Significant CEO compensation alongside negative shareholder returns is the most controversial pay pattern and is the central case for proxy-advisor pay-for-performance opposition.
Say-on-pay support was strong at 93%. The Dodd-Frank-mandated advisory vote on executive compensation passes at most U.S. public companies with comfortable margins; meaningful dissent typically requires either pay-performance misalignment or specific governance concerns. Digital Realty operates in Data Center REITs with 4,300 employees and $5.7B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $45.0B. Pay comparisons across companies require controlling for these structural factors — a $20M package at a $10B-revenue tech company reads differently than the same package at a $1B-revenue industrial.
Source: SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A proxy statements for Digital Realty (DLR).
Compensation Breakdown
Andy Power's $8.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2014 includes $800K in base salary, $4.0M in stock awards, $960K in option awards, and $1.2M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2013 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2012 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2011 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
All compensation data is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR. The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.
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Andy Power, CEO of Digital Realty (DLR), earns $8.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Andy Power, CEO of Digital Realty (DLR), earns $8.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Digital Realty has a Pay-for-Performance Score of C (56/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is -14.8%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 93.5% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Digital Realty is 114:1. The median worker at Digital Realty earns $70K per year, while CEO Andy Power earns $8.0M in total compensation.
Digital Realty employs approximately 4,300 people. The company operates in the Data Center REITs industry within the Real Estate sector, generating $5.7B in annual revenue.