Table 2
Changes in CEO realized direct compensation by fifth* and subcomponent, in thousands (2016 dollars), 2015–2016
| Realized direct compensation** | Compensation subcomponents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | Bonus | Restricted stock grants | Options realized | Long-term incentive payouts | ||
| All | ||||||
| 2015 | $15,699 | $1,265 | $376 | $5,893 | $5,301 | $2,863 |
| 2016 | $15,021 | $1,255 | $376 | $6,366 | $4,423 | $2,601 |
| Percentage change | -4.3% | -0.8% | 0.0% | 8.0% | -16.6% | -9.2% |
| Change | -$677 | -$10 | $0 | $473 | -$878 | -$262 |
| Top fifth | ||||||
| 2015 | $39,208 | $1,546 | $1,274 | $8,273 | $22,958 | $5,156 |
| 2016 | $34,002 | $1,483 | $1,108 | $10,282 | $17,148 | $3,980 |
| Percentage change | -13.3% | -4.1% | -13.0% | 24.3% | -25.3% | -22.8% |
| Change | -$5,206 | -$63 | -$166 | $2,009 | -$5,810 | -$1,176 |
| Fourth fifth | ||||||
| 2015 | $16,003 | $1,350 | $394 | $8,836 | $2,261 | $3,162 |
| 2016 | $16,816 | $1,324 | $525 | $8,365 | $3,499 | $3,104 |
| Percentage change | 5.1% | -1.9% | 33.1% | -5.3% | 54.8% | -1.9% |
| Change | $813 | -$25 | $130 | -$471 | $1,238 | -$59 |
| Third fifth | ||||||
| 2015 | $11,118 | $1,273 | $67 | $6,498 | $627 | $2,652 |
| 2016 | $11,689 | $1,317 | $159 | $6,492 | $1,098 | $2,624 |
| Percentage change | 5.1% | 3.4% | 135.3% | -0.1% | 75.0% | -1.1% |
| Change | $571 | $44 | $91 | -$6 | $471 | -$29 |
| Second fifth | ||||||
| 2015 | $8,174 | $1,155 | $87 | $4,173 | $581 | $2,178 |
| 2016 | $8,663 | $1,203 | $57 | $4,809 | $402 | $2,191 |
| Percentage change | 6.0% | 4.1% | -34.0% | 15.3% | -30.7% | 0.6% |
| Change | $489 | $48 | -$29 | $637 | -$179 | $13 |
| Bottom fifth | ||||||
| 2015 | $3,990 | $1,002 | $59 | $1,684 | $79 | $1,165 |
| 2016 | $4,099 | $955 | $38 | $1,946 | $33 | $1,127 |
| Percentage change | 2.7% | -4.7% | -35.9% | 15.5% | -58.7% | -3.3% |
| Change | $109 | -$47 | -$21 | $261 | -$47 | -$38 |
*Firms were categorized into fifths according to realized CEO compensation.
**CEO annual compensation is computed using the “options realized” compensation series for CEOs at the top 350 U.S. firms ranked by sales. The “options realized” series includes salary, bonus, restricted stock grants, options realized, and long-term incentive payouts.
Source: Authors’ analysis of data from Compustat’s ExecuComp database
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