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.
Dec. 2, 2010 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at Boeing during this time were Arthur D. Collins, Jr., David L. Calhoun, Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr. and 10 more.
Jan. 1, 2007 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at American Express during this time were Charlene Barshefsky, Daniel F. Akerson, Daniel Vasella and 12 more.
June 1, 2011 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at Johnson & Johnson during this time were A. Eugene Washington, Alex Gorsky, Anne M. Mulcahy and 8 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, Boeing SEC filings (2010, 2011, 2012), American Express SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Johnson & Johnson SEC filings (2011, 2012).
By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe