These Are the 100 Highest-Paid CEOs in Business Today - Alcoa (NYSE:AA), Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)

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of the 100 highest-paid CEOS at U.S. public companies in 2012.

OracleORCL

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

NikeNKE

head Mark Parker, whose pay increased from $11 million to $35.2 million since 2011, a rise of 219 percent.

MotorolaMSI

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 Ellison

Company:

Oracle

2012 Compensation: $96.2 million Year-to-year Change: +24% Photo: YouTube

2. Richard Bracken

Company:

HCA Holdings Inc.HCA

2012 Compensation: $38.6 million Year-to-year Change: +24% Photo: YouTube

3. Robert Iger

Company:

Walt Disney Co.DIS

2012 Compensation: $37.1 million Year-to-year Change: +N/A Photo: YouTube

4. Mark Parker

Company:

Nike Inc.

2012 Compensation: $35.2 million Year-to-year Change: +219% Photo: YouTube

5. Philippe Dauman

Company:

Viacom Inc.VIAB

2012 Compensation: $33.4 million Year-to-year Change: -22% Photo: YouTube

6. John Donahoe

Company:

eBay Inc.EBAY

2012 Compensation: $29.7 million Year-to-year Change: +81% Photo: YouTube

7. Howard Schultz

Company:

Starbucks Corp.SBUX

2012 Compensation: $28.9 million Year-to-year Change: +80% Photo: YouTube

8. Stephen Chazen

Company:

Occidental Petroleum Corp.OXY

2012 Compensation:$28.5 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

9. Kenneth Chenault

Company:

American Express Co.AXP

2012 Compensation: $28 million Year-to-year Change: +25%

10. Louis Camilleri

Company:

Phillip Morris International Inc.PM

2012 Compensation: $24.7 million Year-to-year Change: +23%

11. Robert J. Stevens

Company:

Lockheed MartinLMT

2012 Compensation: $23.8 million Year-to-year Change: +16%

12. Richard D. Fairbank

Company:

Capital One FinancialCOF

2012 Compensation: $22.6 million Year-to-year Change: +21%

13. Rupert Murdoch

Company:

News Corp.NWS

2012 Compensation: $22.4 million Year-to-year Change: -24%

14. Louis Chenevert

Company:

United TechnologiesUTX

2012 Compensation: $21.8 million Year-to-year Change: -5%

15. Muhtak Kent

Company:

Coca-ColaKO

2012 Compensation: $21.6 million Year-to-year Change: +2%

16. W. James McNerney Jr.

Company:

BoeingBA

2012 Compensation: $21.1 million Year-to-year Change: +15%

17. Randall L. Stephenson

Company: AT&T

2012 Compensation: $21 million Year-to-year Change: +12%

18. Alan R. Mulally

Company:

Ford MotorF

2012 Compensation: $21 million Year-to-year Change: -29%

19. Paul E. Jacobs

Company:

QualcommQCOM

2012 Compensation: $20.7 million Year-to-year Change: -5%

20. Jeffrey R. Immelt

Company:

General ElectricGE

2012 Compensation: $20.5 million Year-to-year Change: +12%

21. David E.I. Pyott

Company:

AllerganAGN

2012 Compensation: $19.4 million Year-to-year Change: +62%

22. John G. Stumpf

Company:

Wells FargoWFC

2012 Compensation: $19.3 million Year-to-year Change: +8%

23. Miles D. White

Company:

Abbott LaboratoriesABT

2012 Compensation: $19 million Year-to-year Change: +2%

24. Ian C. Read

Company:

PfizerPFE

2012 Compensation: $18.5 million Year-to-year Change: +2%

25. Larry J. Merlo

Company:

CVS CaremarkCVS

2012 Compensation: $18.1 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

26. Robert A. Walker

Company:

Anadarko PetroleumAPC

2012 Compensation: $18.1 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

27. Jay L. Johnson

Company:

General DynamicsGD

2012 Compensation: $18 million Year-to-year Change: +12%

28. Michael D. White

Company:

DIRECTVDTV

2012 Compensation: $17.9 million Year-to-year Change: +$212%

29. Stephen A. Wynn

Company:

Wynn ResortsWYNN

2012 Compensation: $17.7 million Year-to-year Change: +8%

30. John F. Coyne

Company:

Western DigitalWDC

2012 Compensation: $17.2 million Year-to-year Change: +146%

31. Samuel R. Allen

Company:

Deere & CompanyDE

2012 Compensation: $17.1 million Year-to-year Change: +3%

32. Andrew N. Liveris

Company:

Dow ChemicalDOW

2012 Compensation: $16.8 million Year-to-year Change: +8%

33. Mark G. Papa

Company:

EOG ResourcesEOG

2012 Compensation: $16.7 million Year-to-year Change: +13%

34. Ryan M. Lance

Company:

ConocoPhillipsCOP

2012 Compensation: $16.7 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

35. Brian Duperreault

Company:

Marsh & McLennanMMC

2012 Compensation: $16.7 million Year-to-year Change: +17%

36. Joseph M. Tucci

Company:

EMCEMC

2012 Compensation: $13.2 million Year-to-year Change: +25%

37. John C. Plant

Company:

TRW AutomotiveTRW

2012 Compensation: $16.6 million Year-to-year Change: +10%

38. David M. Cote

Company:

Honeywell InternationalHON

2012 Compensation: $35.3 million Year-to-year Change: -54%

39. James M. Cracchiolo

Company:

Ameriprise FinancialAMP

2012 Compensation: $16.1 million Year-to-year Change: -7%

40. Robert L. Parkinson Jr.

Company:

Baxter InternationalBAX

2012 Compensation: $16 million Year-to-year Change: +25%

41. Lamberto Andreotti

Company:

Bristol-Myers SquibbBMY

2012 Compensation: $16 million Year-to-year Change: +17%

42. Meg Whitman

Company:

Hewlett-PackardHPQ

2012 Compensation: $15.4 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

43. Virginia M. Rometty

Company:

I.B.M.IBM

2012 Compensation: $15.4 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

44. John C. Martin

Company:

Gilead SciencesGILD

2012 Compensation: $15.3 million Year-to-year Change: -2%

45. Robert A. McDonald

Company:

Procter & GamblePG

2012 Compensation: $15.2 million Year-to-year Change: -6%

46. John R. Strangfeld

Company:

Prudential Financial

PRU

2012 Compensation: $15.1 million Year-to-year Change: +3%

47. Scott A. McGregor

Company:

BroadcomBRCM

2012 Compensation: $15.1 million Year-to-year Change: -6%

48. Michael C. Jennings

Company:

HollyFrontierHFC

2012 Compensation: $15 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

49. J. Brett Harvey

Company:

Consol EnergyCNX

2012 Compensation: $14.3 million Year-to-year Change: -1%

50. William M. Brown

Company:

Harris Corp.HRS

2012 Compensation: $14.3 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

51. Ronald M. DeFeo

Company:

TerexTEX

2012 Compensation: $13.9 million Year-to-year Change: +79%

52. Lowell C. McAdam

Company:

Verizon CommunicationsVZ

2012 Compensation:$13.8 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

53. Frederick W. Smith

Company:

FedExFDX

2012 Compensation: $13.7 million Year-to-year Change: +88%

54. Charles E. Bunch

Company:

PPG IndustriesPPG

2012 Compensation: $13.5 million Year-to-year Change: +29%

55. Richard J. Kramer

Company:

Goodyear Tire & RubberGT

2012 Compensation: $13.4 million Year-to-year Change: +30%

56. Ian M. Cook

Company:

Colgate-PalmoliveCL

2012 Compensation: $13.4 million Year-to-year Change: +4%

57. Steven A. Kandarian

Company:

MetLifeMET

2012 Compensation: $13.2 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

58. Richard K. Templeton

Company:

Texas InstrumentsTXN

2012 Compensation: $13.1 million Year-to-year Change: -6%

59. Fabrizio Freda

Company:

Estee LauderEL

2012 Compensation: $13 million Year-to-year Change: -38%

60. Clarence P. Cazalot Jr.

Company:

Marathon OilMRO

2012 Compensation: $13 million Year-to-year Change: -56%

61. Hugh Grant

Company:

MonsantoMON

2012 Compensation: $13 million Year-to-year Change: +15%

62. Jeff M. Fettig

Company:

WhirlpoolWHR

2012 Compensation: $12.9 million Year-to-year Change: +34%

63. Gerald L. Hassell

Company:

Bank of New York MellonBK

2012 Compensation: $12.8 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

64. David M. Cordani

Company:

CignaCI

2012 Compensation: $12.8 million Year-to-year Change: -33%

65. George Paz

Company:

Express ScriptsESRX

2012 Compensation: $12.8 million Year-to-year Change: +50%

66. Ellen J. Kullman

Company:

DuPontDD

2012 Compensation: $12.7 million Year-to-year Change: +4%

67. Indra K. Nooyi

Company:

PepsiCoPEP

2012 Compensation: $12.6 million Year-to-year Change: -11%

68. Mark P. Frissora

Company:

HertzHTZ

2012 Compensation: $12.6 million Year-to-year Change: -4%

69. William R. Klesse

Company:

Valero EnergyVLO

2012 Compensation: $12.5 million Year-to-year Change: +25%

70. Stephen A. Roell

Company:

Johnson ControlsJCI

2012 Compensation: $12.4 million Year-to-year Change: -27%

71. Gary R. Heminger

Company:

Marathon PetroleumMPC

2012 Compensation: $12.4 million Year-to-year Change: -N/A

72. Michael L. Corbat

Company:

CitigroupC

2012 Compensation: $12.4 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

73. Gregory E. Johnson

Company:

Franklin ResourcesBEN

2012 Compensation: $12.3 million Year-to-year Change: +25%

74. John W. Conway

Company:

Crown HoldingsCCK

2012 Compensation: $12 million Year-to-year Change: -8%

75. Gregory D. Wasson

Company:

WalgreensWAG

2012 Compensation: $12 million Year-to-year Change: -1%

76. Stephen F. Angel

Company:

PraxairPX

2012 Compensation: $12 million Year-to-year Change: -4%

77. Bryan G. Stockton

Company:

MattelMAT

2012 Compensation: $11.9 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

78. Timothy M. Manganello

Company:

BorgWarnerBWA

2012 Compensation: $11.8 million Year-to-year Change: +10%

79. Klaus Kleinfeld

Company:

AlcoaAA

2012 Compensation: $11.7 million Year-to-year Change: -7%

80. John T. Chambers

Company:

Cisco SystemsCSCO

2012 Compensation: $11.7 million Year-to-year Change: -9%

81. Robert A. Livingston

Company:

DoverDOV

2012 Compensation: $11.6 million Year-to-year Change: +46%

82. John D. Dinnegan

Company:

ChubbCB

2012 Compensation: $11.6 million Year-to-year Change: -9%

83. Wendell P. Weeks

Company:

CorningGLW

2012 Compensation: $11.5 million Year-to-year Change: +54%

84. Scott C. Donnelly

Company:

TextronTXT

2012 Compensation: $11.3 million Year-to-year Change: +13%

85. Michael T. Strianese

Company:

L-3 CommunicationsLLL

2012 Compensation: $11.3 million Year-to-year Change: -17%

86. Daniel P. Amos

Company:

AflacAFL

2012 Compensation: $11.2 million Year-to-year Change: -21%

87. Gregory J. Goff

Company:

TesoroTSO

2012 Compensation: $11.2 million Year-to-year Change: +49%

88. Peter R. Huntsman

Company:

HuntsmanHUN

2012 Compensation: $11.2 million Year-to-year Change: +30%

89. George S. Barrett

Company:

Cardinal HealthCAH

2012 Compensation: $11.2 million Year-to-year Change: +10%

90. Christopher M. Connor

Company:

Sherwin-WilliamsSHW

2012 Compensation: $11 million Year-to-year Change: +35%

91. Inge G. Thulin

Company:

3MMMM

2012 Compensation: $10.8 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

92. John F. Lundgren

Company:

Stanley Black & DeckerSWK

2012 Compensation: $10.7 million Year-to-year Change: -11%

93. D. Scott Davis

Company:

United Parcel ServicesUPS

2012 Compensation: $10.7 million Year-to-year Change: -7%

94. Thomas F. Motamed

Company:

CNA FinancialCNA

2012 Compensation: $10.6 million Year-to-year Change: +27%

95. Michael F. Mahoney

Company:

Boston ScientificBSX

2012 Compensation: $10.6 million Year-to-year Change: N/A

96. Thomas J. Falk

Company:

Kimberly-ClarkKMB

2012 Compensation: $10.6 million Year-to-year Change: +12%

97. James P. Gorman

Company:

Morgan StanleyMS

2012 Compensation: $10.4 million Year-to-year Change: -20%

98. Keith E. Wandell

Company:

Harley DavidsonHOG

2012 Compensation: $10.3 million Year-to-year Change: +43%

99. Gregory Q. Brown

Company:

Motorola SolutionsMSI

2012 Compensation: $10.3 million Year-to-year Change: -65%

100. John F. Brock

Company:

Coca-Cola EnterprisesCCE

2012 Compensation: $10.2 million Year-to-year Change: -3%

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