Thursday, April 13, 2006

USA - 2005 CEO Compensation Survey

A new study that shows CEO compensation varied significantly by firm performance in 2005 among technology industry firms. The study illustrates that CEOs of high performing firms received a median cash compensation increase of 21.3% (including base salary and bonus), while delivering a 35.9% median shareholder return. In contrast, CEOs of low performing firms received a median pay decrease of 14.7% (including base salary and bonus), delivering a -21.7% median shareholder return. Overall in the industry, CEO cash compensation was up 3.7% to $1.723M.

2005 CEO Compensation Varies Significantly by Firm Performance

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