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The 30 highest paid CEOs in the US
There are some chief executive officers who not only get paid millions of dollars, but are also rewarded with shares.
Here we take a look at 30 highest paid CEOs in the Unites States, according to Forbes magazine.
Note: The salary includes exercised stock options and bonuses. For instance, the top earner, Stephen Hemsley, drew $3.3 million in salary and bonus, but also realised $98 million from the exercise of stock options.
1. Stephen J Hemsley
Age: 58
Company: UnitedHealth Group
One-year pay: $101.96 million (prior year data)
Five-year pay: $120.47 million (four-year total)
Shares owned: $111.4 million
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2. Edward A Mueller
Age: 64
Company: Qwest Communications
One-year pay: $65.80 million
Five-year pay: $75.00 million (three-year total)
Shares owned: $36.3 million
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3. Robert A Iger
Age: 60
Company: Walt Disney
One-year pay: $53.32 million
Five-year pay: $147.08 million
Shares owned: $43.4 million
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4. George Paz
Age: 56
Company: Express Scripts
One-year pay: $51.52 million
Five-year pay: $100.21 million
Shares owned: $79.5 million
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5. Lew Frankfort
Age: 65
Company: Coach
One-year pay: $49.45 million
Five-year pay: $137.87 million
Shares owned: $133.9 million
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6. Ralph Lauren
Age: 71
Company: Polo Ralph Lauren
One-year pay: $43.00 million
Five-year pay: $155.25 million
Shares owned: $3,417.8 million
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7. John C Martin
Age: 59
Company: Gilead Sciences
One-year pay: $42.72 million
Five-year pay: $204.24 million
Shares owned: $76.8 million
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8. James T Hackett
Age: 57
Company: Anadarko Petroleum
One-year pay: $38.94 million
Five-year pay: $97.38 million
Shares owned: $24.6 million
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9. John T Chambers
Age: 61
Company: Cisco Systems
One-year pay: $37.90 million
Five-year pay: $170.34 million
Shares owned: $58.0 million
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10. Ivan G Seidenberg
Age: 64
Company: Verizon Communications
One-year pay: $36.75 million
Five-year pay: $130.19 million
Shares owned: $76.5 million
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11. David E I Pyott
Age: 58
Company: Allergan
One-year pay: $33.76 million
Five-year pay: $104.60 million
Shares owned: $14.9 million
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12. Gregory T Lucier
Age: 46
Company: Life Technologies
One-year pay: $33.75 million
Five-year pay: $73.13 million
Shares owned: $15.8 million
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13. Charles D Davidson
Age: 61
Company: Noble Energy
One-year pay: $33.44 million
Five-year pay: $54.96 million
Shares owned: $38.2 million
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14. John H Hammergren
Age: 52
Company: McKesson
One-year pay: $32.46 million
Five-year pay: $173.57 million
Shares owned: $42.3 million
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15. Joseph M Tucci
Age: 63
Company: EMC
One-year pay: $31.63 million
Five-year pay: $86.79 million
Shares owned: $34.1 million
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16. Jen-Hsun Huang
Age: 48
Company: Nvidia
One-year pay: $31.40 million
Five-year pay: $137.25 million
Shares owned: $37 million
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17. Gregory H Boyce
Age: 56
Company: Peabody Energy
One-year pay: $30.66 million
Five-year pay: $85.07 million
Shares owned: $14.1 million
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18. F H Merelli
Age: 75
Company: Cimarex Energy
One-year pay: $30.53 million
Five-year pay: $47.44 million
Shares owned: $84.7 million
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19. Samuel J Palmisano
Age: 59
Company: IBM
One-year pay: $30.32 million
Five-year pay: $127.80 million
Shares owned: $102.9 million
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20. Louis C Camilleri
Age: 56
Company: Philip Morris
One-year pay: $30.08 million
Five-year pay: N/A
Shares owned: $103.3 million
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21. Michael D Watford
Age: 57
Company: Ultra Petroleum
One-year pay: $30.03 million
Five-year pay: $201.21 million
Shares owned: $156.6 million
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22. Howard D Schultz
Age: 57
Company: Starbucks
One-year pay: $29.73 million
Five-year pay: $159.50 million
Shares owned: $672.0 million
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23. David C Novak
Age: 58
Company: Yum Brands
One-year pay: $29.67 million
Five-year pay: $199.88 million
Shares owned: $13.6 million
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24. Kent J Thiry
Age: 55
Company: DaVita
One-year pay: $29.51 million
Five-year pay: $126.09 million
Shares owned: $15.3 million
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25. David N Farr
Age: 56
Company: Emerson Electric
One-year pay: $28.93 million
Five-year pay: $68.72 million
Shares owned: $80.4 million
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26. Alexander M Cutler
Age: 59
Company: Eaton
One-year pay: $28.47 million
Five-year pay: $90.23 million
Shares owned: $30.3 million
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27. Howard Solomon
Age: 83
Company: Forest Labs
One-year pay: $27.10 million
Five-year pay: $105.76 million
Shares owned: $35.7 million
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28. Leslie Moonves
Age: 62
Company: CBS
One-year pay: $26.41 million
Five-year pay: $129.93 million
Shares owned: $26.3 million
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29. Richard C Adkerson
Age: 64
Company: Freeport Copper
One-year pay: $25.29 million
Five-year pay: $179.10 million
Shares owned: $172.8 million
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30. William H Swanson
Age: 62
Company: Raytheon
One-year pay: $24.88 million
Five-year pay: $97.77 million
Shares owned: $41.9 million