Partnering with Gallagher and The Conference Board, we provided executive pay data from the CompanyIQ^® executive compensation database to look at trends in CEO pay. Below are some of the key findings.

In 2018, for the second year in a row, total CEO compensation grew in the Russell 3000 at a markedly higher rate than in the S&P 500. In fact, rises were even higher than in 2017, contrasting the decline in the rate of CEO pay growth observed over the last few years in the S&P 500.

The increase in median total compensation for Russell 3000 CEOs was 12.5 percent in 2018, compared to 9.9 percent in 2017. For S&P 500 CEOs, the increase in median total compensation was 4.1 percent in 2018, compared to 4.5 percent in 2017. Cumulatively, this yearly differential is having a significant effect.

Median growth in pay since 2010 for Russell 3000 CEOs is almost double that of their peers in the S&P 500, or 69.9 percent and

39 percent, respectively. However, actual median total compensation for S&P 500 CEOs ($12,350,650) continues to far exceed that of their Russell 3000 counterparts ($4,351,945).