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Twelve of the highest -paid CEOs in 2021 made more than $ 100 million in compensation.
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Jeff Green, CEO of The Trade Desk, topped the list with $ 835 million in compensation.
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Only one woman, Sue Nabi, CEO of Coty, made it into the top 20 of the highest paid executives.
Executive compensation hit new levels last year, with 12 of the highest paid CEOs each earning more than $ 100 million in compensation in 2021.
According to consulting firm Equilar’s survey of the 200 highest paid CEOs, the average pay of executives with the highest pay in 200 large firms is a record-breaking $ 330 million.
The survey shows that median executive compensation increased 27 percent, from $ 25.3 million in 2020 to $ 32.1 million in 2021. Median compensation was higher than in the prepandemic year.
Here are the top 12 highest paid CEOs, all earning more than $ 100 million in compensation by 2021.
No. 12: Eric Wu, CEO of residential buying and selling site Opendoor, brought in $ 112,333,540.
No. 11: William McDermott, CEO of software company ServiceNow, made $ 165,802,037.
No. 10: Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger brought in $ 177,905,400.
No. 9: Mr. Mike Mikan, CEO of health insurance company Bright Health Group, made $ 180,813,849.
No. 8: Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy, earned $ 212,701,169 after taking over for Jeff Bezos (including stock awards paid over the next 10 years)
No. 7: David Baszucki, CEO of online game platform Roblox, made $ 232,786,391.
No. 6: The CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery David Zaslav brought in $ 246,573,481.
No. 5: Sue Nabi, CEO of beauty company Coty, made $ 283,791,455 in compensation in 2021. Nabi is the only woman in the top 20 CEOs with the highest income.
No. 4: Ariel Emanuel, CEO of talent and media agency holdings company Endeavor, made $ 294,949,638.
No. 3: Peter M. Kern, CEO of online travel company Expedia, brought in $ 296,247,749 last year.
No. 2: Zig Serafin, CEO of experience management software company Qualtrics, made $ 540,513,050.
No. 1: Jeff Green, CEO of digital marketing company The Trade Desk, topped the list with $ 834,959,367 in compensation in 2021.
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