High CEO Salaries

Written by Confusion support on April 25, 2008 – 7:38 am -

In case you were worried about being under paid in this struggling economy here are some 2006, 2007 or 2008 yearly salaries, and total compensation, of some of our fellow Americans.  How much you want to bet that some of these people also probably think they need a raise every year?  These figures are rounded and include amounts invested in retirement by the company.  The source of the data is the Executive Paywatch Database.  In many cases the “reported to the public” salary may be less or greater than this.  It appears that many CEOs are not 100% sure how much they actually make, they just know they make a lot!

CEO of A. C. Moore, $2 million

CEO of Advanced Auto Parts, $3.1 million

CEO of Aetna, $32 million  

CEO of Aflac, $14 million

CEO of BJs Wholesale Club, $4.5 million

CEO of Cabela’s, $2.9 million

CEO of Cumulus Media, $5 million

CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods, $5.8 million

CEO of EDS, $17.6 million

CEO of Ethan Allen Interiors, $1.4 million

CEO of Exxon Mobil, $22.4 million

CEO of Ebay, $11 million

CEO of Fifth Third Bank, $10 million

CEO of Family Dollar Stores, $4.4 million

CEO of Goodyear, $23.5 million

CEO of Google, $557,000 (what..that’s it?)

CEO of Gymboree, $5.9 million

CEO of H&R Block, $3 million

CEO of Hershey, $8.8 million

CEO of J C. Penny, $11 million

CEO of Petsmart, $3.8 million

CEO of Target, $18.3 million

CEO of Verizon, $20.4 million

CEO of Wal-Mart, $23.3 million

CEO of Walgreens, $5.1 million

Ok…you get the point!  These are some of the businesses we commonly use in our lives.  I wonder if the CEOs of these companies complain about gas prices to their friends (and now the high food prices…good lord!).  It would be a little ridiculous if they do, since they could pay for gas at $10 a gallon and not really feel it!  Anyway, this will give you something to compare to your ridiculously low salary, or pension.  And remember….many of these CEOs are no smarter than you are!

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One Comment to “High CEO Salaries”

  1. weewilly Says:

    And if you think that’s bad, I read that Miley Cyrus will be worth $1 billion by this time next year. She’s 15. The teeney-bopper market must be the most lucrative out there (a hint for all entrepeneurs).

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