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. 1, 1987 to April 28, 2011
Other board members at Pfizer during this time were Constance J. Horner, Dana G. Mead, Dennis A. Ausiello and 13 more.
Jan. 1, 1999 to April 27, 2010
Other board members at MetLife during this time were Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., Burton A. Dole, Jr., Catherine R. Kinney and 13 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, MetLife SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010), Pfizer SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011).
By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe