These Are the 100 Highest-Paid CEOs in Business Today


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published a list of the 100 highest-paid CEOS at U.S. public companies in 2012.Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) chief executive Larry Ellison is far and away the highest paid CEO on the list, as his $96.2 million in 2012 compensation dwarfs every other member on the list.The top ten features several major increases in pay, but none larger in proportion or net amount than Nike (NYSE: NKE) head Mark Parker, whose pay increased from $11 million to $35.2 million since 2011, a rise of 219 percent.Motorola (NYSE: MSI) CEO Gregory Brown took the largest pay-cut, earning $19 million, or 65 percent, less than he did the year in 2011.How much money did your favorite and least favorite CEOs take home last year? Find out in our list below:
1. Larry EllisonCompany: Oracle2012 Compensation: $96.2 millionYear-to-year Change: +24%Photo: YouTube


2. Richard BrackenCompany: HCA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HCA)2012 Compensation: $38.6 millionYear-to-year Change: +24%Photo: YouTube

3. Robert IgerCompany: Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS)2012 Compensation: $37.1 millionYear-to-year Change: +N/APhoto: YouTube

4. Mark ParkerCompany: Nike Inc.2012 Compensation: $35.2 millionYear-to-year Change: +219%Photo: YouTube

5. Philippe DaumanCompany: Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB)2012 Compensation: $33.4 millionYear-to-year Change: -22%Photo: YouTube

6. John DonahoeCompany: eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY)2012 Compensation: $29.7 millionYear-to-year Change: +81%Photo: YouTube

7. Howard SchultzCompany: Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ: SBUX)2012 Compensation: $28.9 millionYear-to-year Change: +80%Photo: YouTube8. Stephen ChazenCompany: Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY)2012 Compensation:$28.5 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A9. Kenneth ChenaultCompany: American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP)2012 Compensation: $28 millionYear-to-year Change: +25%10. Louis CamilleriCompany: Phillip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM)2012 Compensation: $24.7 millionYear-to-year Change: +23%11. Robert J. StevensCompany: Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)2012 Compensation: $23.8 millionYear-to-year Change: +16%12. Richard D. FairbankCompany: Capital One Financial (NYSE: COF)2012 Compensation: $22.6 millionYear-to-year Change: +21%13. Rupert MurdochCompany: News Corp. (NASDAQ: NWS)2012 Compensation: $22.4 millionYear-to-year Change: -24%14. Louis ChenevertCompany: United Technologies (NYSE: UTX)2012 Compensation: $21.8 millionYear-to-year Change: -5%15. Muhtak KentCompany: Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO)2012 Compensation: $21.6 millionYear-to-year Change: +2%16. W. James McNerney Jr.Company: Boeing (NYSE: BA)2012 Compensation: $21.1 millionYear-to-year Change: +15%17. Randall L. StephensonCompany: AT&T (NYSE: T)2012 Compensation: $21 millionYear-to-year Change: +12%18. Alan R. MulallyCompany: Ford Motor (NYSE: F)2012 Compensation: $21 millionYear-to-year Change: -29%19. Paul E. JacobsCompany: Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM)2012 Compensation: $20.7 millionYear-to-year Change: -5%20. Jeffrey R. ImmeltCompany: General Electric (NYSE: GE)2012 Compensation: $20.5 millionYear-to-year Change: +12%21. David E.I. PyottCompany: Allergan (NYSE: AGN)2012 Compensation: $19.4 millionYear-to-year Change: +62%22. John G. StumpfCompany: Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC)2012 Compensation: $19.3 millionYear-to-year Change: +8%23. Miles D. WhiteCompany: Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT)2012 Compensation: $19 millionYear-to-year Change: +2%24. Ian C. ReadCompany: Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)2012 Compensation: $18.5 millionYear-to-year Change: +2%25. Larry J. MerloCompany: CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS)2012 Compensation: $18.1 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A26. Robert A. WalkerCompany: Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE: APC)2012 Compensation: $18.1 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A27. Jay L. JohnsonCompany: General Dynamics (NYSE: GD)2012 Compensation: $18 millionYear-to-year Change: +12%28. Michael D. WhiteCompany: DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV)2012 Compensation: $17.9 millionYear-to-year Change: +$212%29. Stephen A. WynnCompany: Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN)2012 Compensation: $17.7 millionYear-to-year Change: +8%30. John F. CoyneCompany: Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC)2012 Compensation: $17.2 millionYear-to-year Change: +146%31. Samuel R. AllenCompany: Deere & Company (NYSE: DE)2012 Compensation: $17.1 millionYear-to-year Change: +3%32. Andrew N. LiverisCompany: Dow Chemical (NYSE: DOW)2012 Compensation: $16.8 millionYear-to-year Change: +8%33. Mark G. PapaCompany: EOG Resources (NYSE: EOG)2012 Compensation: $16.7 millionYear-to-year Change: +13%34. Ryan M. LanceCompany: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP)2012 Compensation: $16.7 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A35. Brian DuperreaultCompany: Marsh & McLennan (NYSE: MMC)2012 Compensation: $16.7 millionYear-to-year Change: +17%36. Joseph M. TucciCompany: EMC (NYSE: EMC)2012 Compensation: $13.2 millionYear-to-year Change: +25%37. John C. PlantCompany: TRW Automotive (NYSE: TRW)2012 Compensation: $16.6 millionYear-to-year Change: +10%38. David M. CoteCompany: Honeywell International (NYSE: HON)2012 Compensation: $35.3 millionYear-to-year Change: -54%39. James M. CracchioloCompany: Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP)2012 Compensation: $16.1 millionYear-to-year Change: -7%40. Robert L. Parkinson Jr.Company: Baxter International (NYSE: BAX)2012 Compensation: $16 millionYear-to-year Change: +25%41. Lamberto AndreottiCompany: Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY)2012 Compensation: $16 millionYear-to-year Change: +17%42. Meg WhitmanCompany: Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ)2012 Compensation: $15.4 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A43. Virginia M. RomettyCompany: I.B.M. (NYSE: IBM)2012 Compensation: $15.4 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A44. John C. MartinCompany: Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD)2012 Compensation: $15.3 millionYear-to-year Change: -2%45. Robert A. McDonaldCompany: Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG)2012 Compensation: $15.2 millionYear-to-year Change: -6%46. John R. StrangfeldCompany: Prudential Financial (NYSE: PRU)2012 Compensation: $15.1 millionYear-to-year Change: +3%47. Scott A. McGregor

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Company: Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM)2012 Compensation: $15.1 millionYear-to-year Change: -6%48. Michael C. JenningsCompany: HollyFrontier (NYSE: HFC)2012 Compensation: $15 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A49. J. Brett HarveyCompany: Consol Energy (NYSE: CNX)2012 Compensation: $14.3 millionYear-to-year Change: -1%50. William M. BrownCompany: Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS)2012 Compensation: $14.3 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A51. Ronald M. DeFeoCompany: Terex (NYSE: TEX)2012 Compensation: $13.9 millionYear-to-year Change: +79%52. Lowell C. McAdamCompany: Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ)2012 Compensation:$13.8 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A53. Frederick W. SmithCompany: FedEx (NYSE: FDX)2012 Compensation: $13.7 millionYear-to-year Change: +88%54. Charles E. BunchCompany: PPG Industries (NYSE: PPG)2012 Compensation: $13.5 millionYear-to-year Change: +29%55. Richard J. KramerCompany: Goodyear Tire & Rubber (NASDAQ: GT)2012 Compensation: $13.4 millionYear-to-year Change: +30%56. Ian M. CookCompany: Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE: CL)2012 Compensation: $13.4 millionYear-to-year Change: +4%57. Steven A. KandarianCompany: MetLife (NYSE: MET)2012 Compensation: $13.2 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A58. Richard K. TempletonCompany: Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN)2012 Compensation: $13.1 millionYear-to-year Change: -6%59. Fabrizio FredaCompany: Estee Lauder (NYSE: EL)2012 Compensation: $13 millionYear-to-year Change: -38%60. Clarence P. Cazalot Jr.Company: Marathon Oil (NYSE: MRO)2012 Compensation: $13 millionYear-to-year Change: -56%61. Hugh GrantCompany: Monsanto (NYSE: MON)2012 Compensation: $13 millionYear-to-year Change: +15%62. Jeff M. FettigCompany: Whirlpool (NYSE: WHR)2012 Compensation: $12.9 millionYear-to-year Change: +34%63. Gerald L. HassellCompany: Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE: BK)2012 Compensation: $12.8 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A64. David M. CordaniCompany: Cigna (NYSE: CI)2012 Compensation: $12.8 millionYear-to-year Change: -33%65. George PazCompany: Express Scripts (NASDAQ: ESRX)2012 Compensation: $12.8 millionYear-to-year Change: +50%66. Ellen J. KullmanCompany: DuPont (NYSE: DD)2012 Compensation: $12.7 millionYear-to-year Change: +4%67. Indra K. NooyiCompany: PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP)2012 Compensation: $12.6 millionYear-to-year Change: -11%68. Mark P. FrissoraCompany: Hertz (NYSE: HTZ)2012 Compensation: $12.6 millionYear-to-year Change: -4%69. William R. KlesseCompany: Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO)2012 Compensation: $12.5 millionYear-to-year Change: +25%70. Stephen A. RoellCompany: Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI)2012 Compensation: $12.4 millionYear-to-year Change: -27%71. Gary R. HemingerCompany: Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC)2012 Compensation: $12.4 millionYear-to-year Change: -N/A72. Michael L. CorbatCompany: Citigroup (NYSE: C)2012 Compensation: $12.4 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A73. Gregory E. JohnsonCompany: Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN)2012 Compensation: $12.3 millionYear-to-year Change: +25%74. John W. ConwayCompany: Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK)2012 Compensation: $12 millionYear-to-year Change: -8%75. Gregory D. WassonCompany: Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)2012 Compensation: $12 millionYear-to-year Change: -1%76. Stephen F. AngelCompany: Praxair (NYSE: PX)2012 Compensation: $12 millionYear-to-year Change: -4%77. Bryan G. StocktonCompany: Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT)2012 Compensation: $11.9 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A78. Timothy M. ManganelloCompany: BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA)2012 Compensation: $11.8 millionYear-to-year Change: +10%79. Klaus KleinfeldCompany: Alcoa (NYSE: AA)2012 Compensation: $11.7 millionYear-to-year Change: -7%80. John T. ChambersCompany: Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO)2012 Compensation: $11.7 millionYear-to-year Change: -9%81. Robert A. LivingstonCompany: Dover (NYSE: DOV)2012 Compensation: $11.6 millionYear-to-year Change: +46%82. John D. DinneganCompany: Chubb (NYSE: CB)2012 Compensation: $11.6 millionYear-to-year Change: -9%83. Wendell P. WeeksCompany: Corning (NYSE: GLW)2012 Compensation: $11.5 millionYear-to-year Change: +54%84. Scott C. DonnellyCompany: Textron (NYSE: TXT)2012 Compensation: $11.3 millionYear-to-year Change: +13%85. Michael T. StrianeseCompany: L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL)2012 Compensation: $11.3 millionYear-to-year Change: -17%86. Daniel P. AmosCompany: Aflac (NYSE: AFL)2012 Compensation: $11.2 millionYear-to-year Change: -21%87. Gregory J. GoffCompany: Tesoro (NYSE: TSO)2012 Compensation: $11.2 millionYear-to-year Change: +49%88. Peter R. HuntsmanCompany: Huntsman (NYSE: HUN)2012 Compensation: $11.2 millionYear-to-year Change: +30%89. George S. BarrettCompany: Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH)2012 Compensation: $11.2 millionYear-to-year Change: +10%90. Christopher M. ConnorCompany: Sherwin-Williams (NYSE: SHW)2012 Compensation: $11 millionYear-to-year Change: +35%91. Inge G. ThulinCompany: 3M (NYSE: MMM)2012 Compensation: $10.8 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A92. John F. LundgrenCompany: Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK)2012 Compensation: $10.7 millionYear-to-year Change: -11%93. D. Scott DavisCompany: United Parcel Services (NYSE: UPS)2012 Compensation: $10.7 millionYear-to-year Change: -7%94. Thomas F. MotamedCompany: CNA Financial (NYSE: CNA)2012 Compensation: $10.6 millionYear-to-year Change: +27%95. Michael F. MahoneyCompany: Boston Scientific (NYSE: BSX)2012 Compensation: $10.6 millionYear-to-year Change: N/A96. Thomas J. FalkCompany: Kimberly-Clark (NYSE: KMB)2012 Compensation: $10.6 millionYear-to-year Change: +12%97. James P. GormanCompany: Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS)2012 Compensation: $10.4 millionYear-to-year Change: -20%98. Keith E. WandellCompany: Harley Davidson (NYSE: HOG)2012 Compensation: $10.3 millionYear-to-year Change: +43%99. Gregory Q. BrownCompany: Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI)2012 Compensation: $10.3 millionYear-to-year Change: -65%100. John F. BrockCompany: Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE)2012 Compensation: $10.2 millionYear-to-year Change: -3%

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