Comparison of CEO compensation with top 0.1 percent wages, 1947–2016
Year | Ratio of CEO pay to top 0.1% wages | 1947–1979 average ratio: 3.18 |
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1947 | 3.50 | 3.18 |
1948 | 3.10 | 3.18 |
1949 | 3.50 | 3.18 |
1950 | 2.98 | 3.18 |
1951 | 2.98 | 3.18 |
1952 | 2.91 | 3.18 |
1953 | 3.25 | 3.18 |
1954 | 3.37 | 3.18 |
1955 | 3.39 | 3.18 |
1956 | 3.36 | 3.18 |
1957 | 3.74 | 3.18 |
1958 | 3.74 | 3.18 |
1959 | 4.18 | 3.18 |
1960 | 3.22 | 3.18 |
1961 | 3.49 | 3.18 |
1962 | 3.50 | 3.18 |
1963 | 3.61 | 3.18 |
1964 | 3.37 | 3.18 |
1965 | 3.28 | 3.18 |
1966 | 3.10 | 3.18 |
1967 | 3.05 | 3.18 |
1968 | 2.99 | 3.18 |
1969 | 3.06 | 3.18 |
1970 | 2.97 | 3.18 |
1971 | 2.81 | 3.18 |
1972 | 2.89 | 3.18 |
1973 | 2.69 | 3.18 |
1974 | 2.66 | 3.18 |
1975 | 2.26 | 3.18 |
1976 | 2.30 | 3.18 |
1977 | 2.40 | 3.18 |
1978 | 2.78 | 3.18 |
1979 | 3.22 | 3.18 |
1980 | 2.72 | 3.18 |
1981 | 2.94 | 3.18 |
1982 | 2.76 | 3.18 |
1983 | 2.76 | 3.18 |
1984 | 2.54 | 3.18 |
1985 | 3.08 | 3.18 |
1986 | 2.89 | 3.18 |
1987 | 2.59 | 3.18 |
1988 | 2.35 | 3.18 |
1989 | 2.60 | 3.18 |
1990 | 2.72 | 3.18 |
1991 | 3.08 | 3.18 |
1992 | 2.81 | 3.18 |
1993 | 3.01 | 3.18 |
1994 | 3.94 | 3.18 |
1995 | 4.06 | 3.18 |
1996 | 5.43 | 3.18 |
1997 | 5.22 | 3.18 |
1998 | 5.84 | 3.18 |
1999 | 5.96 | 3.18 |
2000 | 7.67 | 3.18 |
2001 | 6.80 | 3.18 |
2002 | 6.02 | 3.18 |
2003 | 5.34 | 3.18 |
2004 | 5.21 | 3.18 |
2005 | 4.94 | 3.18 |
2006 | 5.12 | 3.18 |
2007 | 4.31 | 3.18 |
2008 | 4.50 | 3.18 |
2009 | 4.56 | 3.18 |
2010 | 4.79 | 3.18 |
2011 | 4.89 | 3.18 |
2012 | 5.03 | 3.18 |
2013 | 5.71 | 3.18 |
2014 | 5.55 | 3.18 |
2015 | 5.28 | 3.18 |
2016 | 5.45 | 3.18 |
Source: Authors’ analysis of data on top 0.1 percent wages from Mishel and Wolfe 2017 and extrapolation of Kaplan’s (2012) CEO compensation series