Stock awards and the value realized on exercised stock options account for a vast majority of CEO compensation: Components of average realized compensation among CEOs within our sample, 2007–2017
| Year | Average salary | Average bonus | Average nonequity incentive plan compensation | Average value realized on options exercised | Average fair value of stock awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $1,346,393 | $742,927 | $2,663,597 | $9,805,930 | $4,944,241 |
| 2008 | $1,333,217 | $678,313 | $2,142,927 | $4,673,330 | $4,876,513 |
| 2009 | $1,335,495 | $359,484 | $2,442,653 | $2,936,632 | $3,909,177 |
| 2010 | $1,351,373 | $528,120 | $2,829,082 | $3,824,305 | $4,417,024 |
| 2011 | $1,336,275 | $540,940 | $2,807,828 | $3,893,601 | $4,684,849 |
| 2012 | $1,283,006 | $599,281 | $2,457,678 | $5,953,837 | $5,106,968 |
| 2013 | $1,291,989 | $451,454 | $2,632,894 | $6,060,143 | $5,466,304 |
| 2014 | $1,296,896 | $431,519 | $2,765,571 | $6,137,112 | $6,212,254 |
| 2015 | $ 1,313,024 | $388,483 | $2,911,417 | $5,734,515 | $6,216,629 |
| 2016 | $1,296,953 | $388,351 | $2,676,494 | $5,138,992 | $6,528,952 |
| FH 2016 | $1,273,689 | $374,549 | $2,624,766 | $4,487,770 | $6,439,311 |
| FH 2017 | $1,239,849 | $323,007 | $2,734,793 | $6,601,256 | $6,980,648 |
Notes: “FH” denotes preliminary values from the “first half” of the year.
Source: Authors’ analysis of data from Compustat’s ExecuComp database