Executive Compensation

In a Hot Job Market, Companies Hand Out Big Awards to Retain Key Executives

Big U.S. companies are doling out one-time awards to executives in an effort to retain high-performing leaders amid record employee…

2 years ago

C.E.O. Pay Packages Rise to Record Levels

The median pay package for C.E.O.s of the biggest U.S. companies reached nearly $15 million last year, setting a record…

2 years ago

CEO Pay Packages Rose to $14.7 Million in 2021, a New High

The median pay package for chief executives of the biggest U.S. companies reached $14.7 million in 2021, setting a sixth-straight…

2 years ago

The Highest Paid CEOs in the S&P 500: Top Pay Packages of 2021

How much do CEOs make? Last year, the answer ranged from $0 to nearly $300 million, according to The Wall…

2 years ago

Business Owner Breaks Down Why She Pays All Staff Including Herself the Same Salary and Takes Aim at CEOs Raking in Millions

Some market watchers argue that the rise in median executive payouts is a natural consequence of the stiffer competition for…

3 years ago

24/7 Wall St./MyLogIQ CEO Pay For S&P 500

Public corporation CEO compensation has been considered excessive in the United States for decades. What these CEOs make is easy…

3 years ago

Biggest CEO Pay Package So Far? $835 Million to the Head of an Ad-Tech Firm

Using Company® compensation data, the Wall Street Journal looks at the biggest CEO pay package. Below is an excerpt from…

3 years ago

This CEO Made Almost 2,000 Times More Than His Employees

CEO pay has been described as obscenely high by investors, worker activists, and the press. How, these groups ask, can…

3 years ago