Here are the 10 highest-paid CEOs in America
The average chief executive officer at one of the country's 100 largest public companies earned a salary of $16.6 million in 2016
The average chief executive officer at one of the country's 100 largest public companies earned a salary of $16.6 million in 2016
The average chief executive officer at one of the country's 100 largest public companies earned a salary of $16.6 million in 2016
Analytics firm 24/7 Wall Street released a list of the 100 highest-paid CEOs in America, many of whom received raises last year. The average chief executive officer at one of the country's 100 largest public companies earned a salary of $16.6 million in 2016, an increase of $1.1 million from 2015.
To create the list, 24/7 Wall Street analyzed total compensation packages for CEOs at the 100 largest publicly-traded US businesses, which included salary, bonus, stock options and "other compensation as disclosed in the summary compensation table of company proxy statements."
Here are the highest-paid CEOS in America:
1. Thomas M. Rutledge
Company: Charter Communications (CHTR)
Total compensation: $98.0 million
Revenue: $29.0 billion
2. Mark G. Parker
Company: Nike (NKE)
Total compensation: $47.6 million
Revenue: $32.4 billion
3. Mark V. Hurd
Company: Oracle (ORCL)
Total compensation: $41.1 million
Revenue: $37.0 billion
4. Robert A. Iger
Company: Walt Disney (DIS)
Total compensation: $41.0 million
Revenue: $55.6 billion
5. Safra A. Catz
Company: Oracle (ORCL)
Total compensation: $40.9 million
Revenue: $37.0 billion
6. Margaret C. Whitman
Company: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
Total compensation: $32.9 million
Revenue: $50.1 billion
7. Alex A. Molinaroli
Company: Johnson Controls International (JCI)
Total compensation: $32.6 million
Revenue: $37.7 billion
8. Virginia M. Rometty
Company: International Business Machines (IBM)
Total compensation: $32.3 million
Revenue: $79.9 billion
9. Dion J. Weisler
Company: HP (HPQ)
Total compensation: $28.2 million
Revenue: $48.2 billion
10. Indra K. Nooyi
Company: Pepsico (PEP)
Total compensation: $25.2 million
Revenue: $62.8 billion