Figure A

Options-realized CEO compensation and the S&P 500 Index, 1965–2012

Year Options-realized annual CEO compensation S&P 500 Index
1965 806.69 561.89
1966 867.71 527.99
1967 933.34 552.74
1968 1,003.94 568.96
1969 1,013.73 541.35
1970 1,023.61 438.89
1971 1,033.59 497.05
1972 1,043.67 535.64
1973 1,053.84 496.28
1974 1,122.04 347.61
1975 1,194.64 334.41
1976 1,271.95 374.37
1977 1,354.25 338.86
1978 1,441.89 310.42
1979 1,525.74 303.60
1980 1,614.46 314.94
1981 1,708.35 310.17
1982 1,807.69 273.48
1983 1,912.81 351.60
1984 2,024.04 337.75
1985 2,141.75 380.16
1986 2,266.29 472.50
1987 2,398.08 554.91
1988 2,537.54 495.88
1989 2,685.10 577.58
1990 3,249.02 569.89
1991 3,931.37 618.48
1992 4,757.03 666.62
1993 5,334.49 706.65
1994 4,222.23 705.38
1995 5,684.46 810.42
1996 7,230.07 977.06
1997 11,001.49 1,245.86
1998 16,390.33 1,527.04
1999 14,481.01 1,829.08
2000 19,880.18 1,902.96
2001 11,081.87 1,548.76
2002 9,790.15 1,268.57
2003 12,520.05 1,205.02
2004 13,758.78 1,374.39
2005 16,108.84 1,419.87
2006 17,942.09 1,492.36
2007 18,273.69 1,635.82
2008 12,964.17 1,301.07
2009 10,243.44 1,014.86
2010 12,285.90 1,200.49
2011 12,484.12
2012 14,074.37 1,379.35
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Note: This figure uses the "Options realized" compensation data series which includes salary, bonuses, restricted stock grants, options exercised, and long-term incentive payouts for CEOs at the top 350 firms ranked by sales.

Source: Authors' analysis of data from Compustat's ExecuComp database, the Current Employment Statistics program, the Bureau of Economic Analysis NIPA tables, and Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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