CEO pay is determined by a company’s board of directors. Those directors are compensated for the time they spend shaping the company’s strategy. Here’s what the Fortune 100 executives paid each other from 2008 to 2012.
Jan. 21, 2011 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at Hewlett-Packard during this time were Ann M. Livermore, Dominique Senequier, G. Kennedy Thompson and 14 more.
July 24, 2009 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at General Motors during this time were Carol M. Stephenson, Cynthia A. Telles, Daniel F. Akerson and 10 more.
Jan. 1, 1995 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at Merck during this time were C. Robert Kidder, Carlos E. Represas, Craig B. Thompson and 14 more.
The Pay Pals project relies on financial research conducted by the Center for Economic Policy and Research.
* Year where CEO pay is prorated because they were an employee before or after their tenure as CEO.
Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, General Motors SEC filings (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Merck SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).
By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe