100 Largest Company CEOs

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.

Top 10 Largest Companies Leaderboard

EXECUTIVE NAME

TOTAL COMPENSATION

CHANGE

TSR

Satya Nadella
Microsoft (MSFT)

$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.

	Base Salary	$918,917
	+ Cash Bonus	$3,600,000
	+ Perks/Other	$12,729
	= Cash Compensation	$4,531,646
	+ Stock Awards	$79,777,109
	+ Option Awards	-
	= Total Compensation	$84,308,755

Lawrence J. Ellison
Oracle (ORCL)

$67,261,251

-14%

26%

CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Mr. Ellison left the CEO position on September 17, 2014.

	Base Salary	$1
	+ Cash Bonus	$741,384
	+ Perks/Other	$1,540,266
	= Cash Compensation	$2,281,651
	+ Stock Awards	-
	+ Option Awards	$64,979,600
	= Total Compensation	$67,261,251

Steven M. Mollenkopf
Qualcomm (QCOM)

$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.

	Base Salary	$1,069,239
	+ Cash Bonus	$1,550,000
	+ Perks/Other	$121,150
	= Cash Compensation	$2,740,389
	+ Stock Awards	$58,000,203
	+ Option Awards	-
	= Total Compensation	$60,740,592

Robert A. Iger
Walt Disney (DIS)

$43,701,750

27%

39%

	Base Salary	$2,500,000
	+ Cash Bonus	$22,810,000
	+ Perks/Other	$1,109,150
	= Cash Compensation	$26,419,150
	+ Stock Awards	$8,943,204
	+ Option Awards	$8,339,396
	= Total Compensation	$43,701,750

Larry J. Merlo
CVS Health (CVS)

$24,285,460

36%

	Base Salary	$1,350,000
	+ Cash Bonus	$11,465,052
	+ Perks/Other	$720,414
	= Cash Compensation	$13,535,466
	+ Stock Awards	$6,749,996
	+ Option Awards	$3,999,998
	= Total Compensation	$24,285,460

K. Rupert Murdoch
Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA)

$23,866,871

-8%

21%

	Base Salary	$7,100,000
	+ Cash Bonus	$10,185,000
	+ Perks/Other	$280,747
	= Cash Compensation	$17,565,747
	+ Stock Awards	$6,301,124
	+ Option Awards	-
	= Total Compensation	$23,866,871

W. James McNerney, Jr.
Boeing (BA)

$23,511,823

-3%

	Base Salary	$2,004,231
	+ Cash Bonus	$14,475,000
	+ Perks/Other	$760,075
	= Cash Compensation	$17,239,306
	+ Stock Awards	$6,272,517
	+ Option Awards	-
	= Total Compensation	$23,511,823

James P. Gorman
Morgan Stanley (MS)

$23,074,646

66%

25%

	Base Salary	$1,500,000
	+ Cash Bonus	$10,077,325
	+ Perks/Other	$256,131
	= Cash Compensation	$11,833,456
	+ Stock Awards	$11,241,190
	+ Option Awards	-
	= Total Compensation	$23,074,646

David M. Cote
Morgan Stanley (MS)

$22,958,590

-10%

11%

	Base Salary	$1,865,769
	+ Cash Bonus	$5,500,000
	+ Perks/Other	$776,821
	= Cash Compensation	$8,142,590
	+ Stock Awards	-
	+ Option Awards	$14,816,000
	= Total Compensation	$22,958,590

10.

Kenneth I. Chenault
Morgan Stanley (MS)

$22,378,158

	Base Salary	$2,000,000
	+ Cash Bonus	$4,500,000
	+ Perks/Other	$913,282
	= Cash Compensation	$7,413,282
	+ Stock Awards	$12,429,114
	+ Option Awards	$2,535,762
	= Total Compensation	$22,378,158

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.

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.

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.

Robert A. Iger

Walt Disney (DIS)

TOTAL COMPENSATION
$43,701,750

CHANGE
27%

TSR
39%

Larry J. Merlo

CVS Health (CVS)

TOTAL COMPENSATION
$24,285,460

CHANGE
6%

TSR
36%

K. Rupert Murdoch

Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA)

TOTAL COMPENSATION
$23,866,871

CHANGE
-8%

TSR
31%

W. James McNerney, Jr.

Boeing (BA)

TOTAL COMPENSATION
$23,511,823

CHANGE
1%

TSR
-3%

James P. Gorman

Morgan Stanley (MS)

TOTAL COMPENSATION
$23,074,646

CHANGE
66%

TSR
25%

David M. Cote

Honeywell International (HON)

TOTAL COMPENSATION
$22,958,590

CHANGE
-10%

TSR
11%

10.

Kenneth I. Chenault

American Express (AXP)

TOTAL COMPENSATION
$22,378,158

CHANGE
3%

TSR
4%

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Key Findings

Equilar’s analysis revealed several interesting findings.

Three Top Paid CEOs of 2014
1. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was the highest paid at $84.3 million. Mr. Nadella became CEO on February 4, 2014.
2. 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.
3. 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
1. Median pay rose 5% for CEOs that served two full fiscal years. Average pay grew by 0.2% for the same group of CEOs.
2. 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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