This brief, using NEO compensation data from the CompanyIQ^® SEC EDGAR databse, looks at the top 10 general counsel compensation packages by company in 2018 across eight indices, including the S&P 500 and the three Russells.

At $47.3 million, the Alphabet general counsel had the top pay for the S&P 100, S&P 500, Russell 1000, and Russell 3000.

The Apple general counsel led the Dow 30 at $26.7 million in NEO compensation.

The top earning general counsel in the S&P 400 was at AMC Networks where they made $6.8 million.

The general counsels at Spectrum Brands and Realogy Holdings rounded out the top earning spots at $5.5 million and $5.3 million, respectively, for the Russell 2000 and S&P 600.