U.S. CEOs received an average of $11.4 million in total compensation, up 23% for the year last year. The average CEO currently makes 343x the median wage. This figure has increased exponentially over the past 30-40 years from previous levels of roughly 40x the median wage.
From AFL-CIO
| 2010 Average CEO Pay at S&P 500 Companies | |
| Salary | $1,093,989 |
| Bonus | $251,413 |
| Stock Awards | $3,833,052 |
| Option Awards | $2,384,871 |
| Nonequity Incentive Plan Compensation | $2,397,152 |
| Pension and Deferred Compensation Earnings | $1,182,057 |
| All Other Compensation | $215,911 |
| TOTAL | $11,358,445 |
| Source: AFL-CIO analysis of pay data from 299 companies, provided by salary.com. | |
http://www.aflcio.org/corporatewatch/paywatch/
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