Even as they have weathered turmoil at their Fox News Channel, Rupert Murdoch and his sons James and Lachlan saw their pay increase significantly in 2016, according to a filing that 21st Century Fox made with the SEC on Friday morning.
The numbers showed that executive chairman Rupert Murdoch made $34.6 million, compared to the $27.9 million that he brought in during fiscal 2015, when he also was CEO of the company. That’s a 24 percent increase.
James Murdoch, who is now the CEO, took home $26.4 million, compared to the $15.1 million that he made in 2015 when he was the COO.