Sunday, June 15, 2008

2007's Highest Paid S+P 500 CEO's

Per the AP, 2007's Highest Paid S+P 500 CEO's:

1. John Thain, Merrill Lynch (MER), $83.1 million
2. Leslie Moonves, CBS Corp. (CBS), $67.6 m
3. Richard Adkerson, Freeport-McMoran Copper+Gold (FCX), $65.3 m
4. Bob Simpson, XTO Energy Inc. (XTO), $56.6 m
5. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), $53.9 m
6. Kenneth Chenault, American Express Co. (AXP), $51.7 m
7. Eugene Isenberg, Nabors Industries Ltd. (NBR), $44.6 m
8. John Mack, Morgan Stanley (MS), $41.7 m
9. Glenn Murphy, Gap Inc. (GPS), $39.1 m
10. Ray Irani, Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY), $34.2 m

*The total pay figures are rounded, and are based on the AP's compensation formula, which adds up salary, perks, bonuses, above-market interest on pay set aside for later, and company estimates for the value of stock options and stock awards on the day they were granted last year.

Data Courtesy: The Associated Press
Full Disclosure: I own shares of FCX, GS and NBR.