The five highest base salaries In CEO America

There’s been a lot of publicity lately for CEOs earning $1 in base salary – the likes of Larry Ellison at Oracle , John Mackey at Whole Foods and Meg Whitman at Hewlett-Packard , though it is only John Mackey who is restrained elsewhere in his package, the others can earn millions in stock and incentives.

But at the other end of the scale, some CEOs take a base salary that would make many a sports star or TV personality jealous. Coincidentally, many of the highest base salaries are earned by CEOs in the media and entertainment industry. In fact, with Wall Street’s society-imposed restraint, the media industry is looking to take the crown for CEO pay excess, if it is not already wearing it.

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