Appendix Table 1

Total deductible compensation (billions of dollars)

Performance-based compensation
Non-performance- based Non-equity incentives Aggregate dollar profit in options exercised Total performance-based compensation Total deductible
Total
2007 $15.1 $6.5 $17.4 $23.9 $39.0
2008 14.1 5.3 11.7 17.0 31.0
2009 13.0 5.4 5.2 10.6 23.6
2010 12.9 7.1 7.9 15.0 27.8
2007–2010 55.1 24.2 42.2 66.4 121.5
CEOs, large firms (S&P 500)
2007 $0.5 $0.9 $3.0 $3.9 $4.4
2008 0.5 0.9 4.3 5.1 5.6
2009 0.5 0.9 1.3 2.1 2.6
2010 0.5 1.1 1.7 2.8 3.3
2007–2010 1.9 3.8 10.2 14.0 15.9
Other executives, large firms
2007 $1.8 $1.5 $4.6 $6.2 $8.0
2008 1.9 1.3 2.7 4.0 5.8
2009 1.8 1.3 1.1 2.4 4.2
2010 1.8 1.6 1.9 3.6 5.4
2007–2010 7.3 5.7 10.4 16.1 23.4
CEOs, other firms (non S&P 500)
2007 $3.5 $1.5 $4.0 $5.5 $9.0
2008 3.2 1.2 2.2 3.3 6.6
2009 3.1 1.3 1.3 2.6 5.7
2010 3.1 1.7 1.8 3.5 6.6
2007–2010 12.9 5.7 9.3 15.0 27.9
Other executives, other firms
2007 $9.3 $2.5 $5.8 $8.3 $17.6
2008 8.5 1.9 2.6 4.5 13.1
2009 7.6 2.0 1.5 3.5 11.1
2010 7.5 2.6 2.5 5.1 12.5
2007–2010 33.0 9.0 12.3 21.3 54.3

Source: Author's analysis of Capital IQ microdata

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