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U.S. CEO Pay Increases by 23 Percent from 2009 to 2010

HeadlineJul 05, 2011

A new study of executive pay has found the median pay for CEOs at 200 large U.S. companies last year averaged $10.8 million, an increase of 23 percent from 2009. While CEOs earned an average of $207,690 per week last year, the typical American worker took home $725 per week at the end of 2010, a slight increase from a year earlier. Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman was the highes-paid CEO, making $84.5 million last year. CBS Corporation CEO Leslie Moonves received a 32 percent pay raise, resulting in $57 million in earnings.

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