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Top CEO Pay Of Fortune 500

CEOs for some of the largest corporations in the world received yet another raise last year.

According to data from Equilar, the median pay for the Fortune 500 CEOs rose to a huge $11 million in 2016. We’ve compared some of the highest earning CEO salaries at Fortune 500 companies to the average worker pay to reveal the huge difference in take home salaries:

• Apple – CEO Tim Cook earns $1,0281,327 whilst the average earning of his staff is just $72,000
• General Motors – Mary Barra earns $226,000,000 in comparison to the average worker pay of $81,000
• Verzion – John Stratton earns $6938650 in comparison to her staff at just $61,000
• Berkshire Hathaway – Warren Buffett earns $100,000 and his employees earn $55,000 on average

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The Fortune 500 pay counter

How much more are top CEOs being paid than their workers?

Chief executive officers for some of the largest corporations in the world received yet another raise last year. According to data from Ecuador, the median pay for the Fortune 500 CEOs Rose to a huge 11 million dollars in 2016.

We’ve compared some of the highest earning CEO salaries at Fortune 500 companies to the average worker pay to reveal the huge differences and take-home salaries. So, how much more do the highest paid Tech CEOs earn compared to their workers?

Apple

CEO:  Tim Cook

CEO pay: $10,281,327

Average pay for workers: $72,000

Pay ratio: 1 to 143

Ford Motor Company

CEO Colin Mark Fields

CEO pay: $ 18,800,000

Average pay for workers: $78,400

Pay ratio: 1 to 240

Amazon

CEO: Jeff Bezos

CEO pay: $1,681,840

Average pay for workers: $85,000

Pay ratio: 1 to 20

CVS Health

CEO:  Larry Merlo

CEO pay $8,359,337 

Average pay for workers: $30,000

Pay ratio: 1 to 278

UnitedHealth Group

CEO: Stephen Hemsley

CEO pay $1,300,000

Average pay for workers: $51,000

Pay ratio: 1 to 25

 

General Motors

CEO: Mary Barra

CEO pay: $22,600,000

Average pay for workers:  $81,000

Pay ratio: 1 to 279

Boeing

CEO: Jame McNerney

CEO pay: $13,200,000

Average pay to workers: $70,500

Pay ratio:  1 to 187

Verizon

CEO: John Stratton

CEO pay $6,938,650 

Average pay to workers: $61,600

Pay ratio: 1 to 114

 

Berkshire Hathaway

CEO: Warren Buffett

CEO pay: $100,000

Average paid to workers: $55,000

Pay ratio: 1 to 2.3

 

Cardinal Health

CEO: George Barrett

CEO pay: $1,270,000

Average pay to workers: $55,000

Pay ratio: 1 to 23

 

Exxon Mobil

CEO: Darren Woods

CEO pay: $10,294,872

Average pay to workers: $60,000

Pay ratio: 1 to 171

FannieMae

CEO: Timothy Mayopoulos

CEO pay $5,500,000

Average paid to workers: $93,000

Pay ratio: 1 to 59

 

Costco Wholesale

CEO:  Craig Jelinek

CEO pay: $6,500,000

Average pay to workers: $49,000

Pay ratio: 1 to 133

 

JPMorgan Chase

CEO:  Jamie Dimon

CEO pay: $28,000,000

Average pay to workers:  $22,500

Pay ratio: 1 to 124

 

McKesson

CEO:  John H Hammergren

CEO pay $1,680,000

Average pay to workers: $60,000

Pay ratio: 1 to 28

In 2015 CEOs were paid 240 times more than an average worker.  in 2016, that figure Rose to 250 four times the average worker. What’s in store for 2017?

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