Among salaries, bonuses, benefits, and stock options, a top CEO’s total compensation rose 12% last year due to corporate profits, shareholder earnings and rising share prices of scholarships. Wall Street Journal Analyst Consisting of 400 companies.
For two-thirds of CEOs, this compensation comes mainly in the form of shares or stock options invested over the years.
Without these portfolios, the average salary of top American executives would be $ 3.1 million.
The first 25 executives received $ 35 million a year in damages. The highest paid jobs are in the information technology or media sector.
However, since the beginning of the year, stock markets have experienced a sharp decline that could affect this ranking in 2022.
Top 5
In front of the newspaper’s survey of 2021, Peter KernThe head of Eksipedia ranks first with a $ 296 million package, while Kovid was hired in April 2020 to rescue travel sites (TravelCity, Orbitz) that have been hit hard.
Next up is the head of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Saslow He was awarded $ 246 million in damages. Following him William r. McDermottD Service Now (165 million).
Tim Cook And from Apple Jamie DemonJPMorgan Chase, the bank’s chief executive, was ranked 4th and 5th with $ 98 million and $ 84 million, respectively.
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