The Mailers' Post Dispute, By the Numbers

450

Number of Mailers who work at the Post.

$45,000

What a full-time mailer earns at the Post.

$400,000

Don Graham's salary.* He hasn't had a raise in 16 years (according to the Post's
annual report), but life's a little easier when you're earning six figures.

$3.9 billion

Washington Post's 2006 revenue.

8 Percent

The Post's annual rate of revenue increase.

21 percent

The increase in the value of Washington Post stock over the past year. (A bad year!)

$822.80*

Price of one share of Washington Post stock at the end of 2007. *Post stock value dropped to $660 as of March 2008.

$2.319 Million

Value of Don Graham's retirement account.

$646,840

Don Graham's incentive payments for 2007--includes $400,000 in deferred cash; $246,840 in stock.

$3.156 Million

Value of  "performance units" credited to Don Graham between 2003 and 2008 under
the Post's pay for performance awards for executives.

$4.458 billion

Value of the 5 million-plus shares of Post Co. stock held by Don Graham. (What does he need a retirement account for?)

$28 Million

How much richer Don Graham got over the past year,  just on the increased value of his stock.