Authors:

  • Nancy Koehn

Excerpt

Great Men, Great Pay? Why CEO Compensation Is Sky High. Nancy F. Koehn, June 12, 2014, Opinion. "Why are so many chief executive compensation packages so outrageous? And why do they continue to roar ahead of most workers’ pay? According to data released this month by executive-salary tracker Equilar, the 200 most highly compensated U.S.-based CEOs in 2013 received an average pay package of $20.7 million — including salary, cash bonuses, stock-based awards and other benefits. Each of those 200 executives took home more than $10 million in total compensation. At the top of the chart..." Link Verified October 11, 2014