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The New York Times recently published its coverage of the Equilar 100 CEO Pay Study, an analysis of CEO pay at the 100 largest public U.S. companies as measured by revenue.
Over the past nine years, Equilar has collaborated with The Times as the preferred data provider of executive compensation and corporate governance information. Equilar delivers key information on compensation, professional history, and wealth events for top executives of publicly traded companies.
| EXECUTIVE NAME | TOTAL COMPENSATION | CHANGE | TSR | |||
| 1. |
|
$84,308,755 | n/a | 24% | ||
|
CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Mr. Nadella became CEO on February 4, 2014. CHANGE IN PAY: Not calculated because the CEO was not in place for two complete years. |
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| 2. |
|
$67,261,251 | -14% | 26% | ||
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Mr. Ellison left the CEO position on September 17, 2014. | ||||||
| 3. |
|
$60,740,592 | n/a | 13% | ||
|
CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Mr. Mollenkopf became CEO on March 4, 2014. CHANGE IN PAY: Not calculated because the CEO was not in place for two complete years. |
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| 4. |
|
$43,701,750 | 27% | 39% | ||
| 5. |
|
$24,285,460 | 6% | 36% | ||
| 6. |
|
$23,866,871 | -8% | 21% | ||
| 7. |
|
$23,511,823 | 1% | -3% | ||
| 8. |
|
$23,074,646 | 66% | 25% | ||
| 9. |
|
$22,958,590 | -10% | 11% | ||
| 10. |
|
$22,378,158 | 3% | 4% | ||
1.
1.
Satya Nadella
Microsoft (MSFT)
TOTAL COMPENSATION
$84,308,755
CHANGE
n/a
TSR
24%
CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Mr. Nadella became CEO on February 4, 2014. CHANGE IN PAY: Not calculated because the CEO was not in place for two complete years.
2.
2.
Lawrence J. Ellison
Oracle (ORCL)
TOTAL COMPENSATION
$67,261,251
CHANGE
-14%
TSR
26%
CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Mr. Ellison left the CEO position on September 17, 2014.
3.
3.
Steven M. Mollenkopf
Qualcomm (QCOM)
TOTAL COMPENSATION
$60,740,592
CHANGE
n/a
TSR
13%
CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Mr. Mollenkopf became CEO on March 4, 2014. CHANGE IN PAY: Not calculated because the CEO was not in place for two complete years.
6.
6.
K. Rupert Murdoch
Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA)
TOTAL COMPENSATION
$23,866,871
CHANGE
-8%
TSR
31%
9.
9.
David M. Cote
Honeywell International (HON)
TOTAL COMPENSATION
$22,958,590
CHANGE
-10%
TSR
11%
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Equilar’s analysis revealed several interesting findings.
Three Top Paid CEOs of 2014
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was the highest paid at $84.3 million. Mr. Nadella became CEO on February 4, 2014.
Larry Ellison of Oracle was second on the list with $67.3 million, a 14% decrease from the previous year. He stepped down from the CEO position on September 17, 2014.
Steven Mollenkopf of Qualcomm rounded out the top three on the list with $60.7 million. Mr. Mollenkopf became CEO on March 4, 2014.
Compensation Trends
Median pay rose 5% for CEOs that served two full fiscal years. Average pay grew by 0.2% for the same group of CEOs.
Of the 100 CEOs, nine are women. The highest paid was Meg Whitman of Hewlett-Packard with $19.6 million in total pay.
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