Figure A
Average CEO compensation by measure and sample (nominal), in thousands, 2010–2017
Year | Mean of real_dir_comp, not350 | Mean of total_dir_comp, not350 | Mean of TDC3, not350 | Mean of TOTAL_ALT2, not350 | Mean of real_dir_comp, 350 | Mean of total_dir_comp, 350 | Mean of TDC3, 350 | Mean of TOTAL_ALT2, 350 | Mean of total SEC (wsj), 350 | Mean of real_dir_comp, 250 | Mean of total_dir_comp, 250 | Mean of TDC3, 250 | Mean of TOTAL_ALT2, 250 | Mean of total SEC (wsj), 250 |
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2010 | 11629.09 | 10608.01 | 11592.14 | 12917 | 11493.49 | 10521.58 | 11431.26 | 12744.07 | 12785.92 | 12460.64 | 11261.87 | 12648.81 | 14180.66 | 13880.37 |
2011 | 12196.95 | 11256.97 | 12918.08 | 14349.43 | 12142.89 | 11225.46 | 12884.61 | 14289.16 | 13301.45 | 13624.94 | 12283.19 | 14286.33 | 15944.12 | 14707.87 |
2012 | 14607.42 | 11068.04 | 19845.25 | 21426.59 | 14398.23 | 10958.89 | 19551.72 | 21070.74 | 13110.45 | 15489.62 | 12033.61 | 17720.01 | 19529.68 | 14532.22 |
2013 | 15148.29 | 11633.25 | 17041.72 | 17525.22 | 24511.83 | 11564.26 | 26411.29 | 26894.93 | 12730.89 | 16937.1 | 12481.83 | 18580.75 | 19160.34 | 13814.21 |
2014 | 16332.95 | 12278.11 | 18310.48 | 19938.7 | 16250.8 | 12241.5 | 18205.41 | 19815.11 | 14526.92 | 18270.3 | 13291.62 | 20379.86 | 22242.44 | 15910.16 |
2015 | 16162.7 | 12409.51 | 18597.9 | 19330.54 | 16008.87 | 12289.49 | 18362.47 | 19093.38 | 13576.93 | 17849.26 | 13475.77 | 20467.83 | 21340.08 | 14968.65 |
2016 | 15790.87 | 12805.63 | 17078.71 | 17916.24 | 15692.27 | 12764.37 | 16917.42 | 17771.34 | 14367.35 | 16268.18 | 13798.12 | 18291.2 | 19271.55 | 15627.02 |
2017 | 15857.12 | 10723.22 | 18906.82 | 19787.17 | 15406.72 | 10515.41 | 18462.75 | 19345.93 | 15367.34 | 16504.4 | 11335.88 | 20517.48 | 21540.91 | 16870.73 |
Source: Authors' analysis of Compustat Execucomp database
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