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The New York Times 100 Highest-Paid CEOs

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Peter Burgess

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1. 1 Lawrence J. Ellison CEO Oracle $96.1M
2. 2 Richard M. Bracken Chairman and CEO HCA $38.5M
3. 3 Robert A. Iger Chairman and CEO Walt Disney $37.1M
4. 4 Mark G. Parker President and CEO Nike $35.2M
5. 5 Philippe P. Dauman President and CEO Viacom $33.3M
6. 6 John J. Donahoe President and CEO eBay $29.7M
7. 7 Howard Schultz Chairman, President and CEO Starbucks $28.9M
8. 8 Stephen I. Chazen President and CEO Occidental Petroleum $28.5M
9. 9 Kenneth I. Chenault Chairman and CEO American Express $28.0M
10. 10 Louis C. Camilleri Chairman and CEO Philip Morris International $24.7M
11. 11 Robert J. Stevens Chairman and CEO Lockheed Martin $23.8M
12. 12 Richard D. Fairbank Chairman, President and CEO Capital One Financial $22.6M
13. 13 K. Rupert Murdoch Chairman and CEO News Corp. $22.4M
14. 14 Louis R. Chenevert Chairman, President and CEO United Technologies $21.7M
15. 15 Muhtar Kent Chairman, President and CEO Coca-Cola $21.6M
16. 16 W. James McNerney Jr. Chairman, President and CEO Boeing $21.1M
17. 17 Randall L. Stephenson Chairman, President and CEO AT&T $20.9M
18. 18 Alan Mulally President and CEO Ford Motor $20.9M
19. 19 Paul E. Jacobs Chairman and CEO Qualcomm $20.7M
20. 20 Jeffrey R. Immelt Chairman and CEO General Electric $20.4M
21. 21 David E.I. Pyott Chairman, President and CEO Allergan $19.3M
22. 22 John G. Stumpf Chairman, President and CEO Wells Fargo $19.3M
23. 23 Miles D. White Chairman and CEO Abbott Laboratories $18.9M
24. 24 Ian C. Read Chairman and CEO Pfizer $18.4M
25. 25 Larry J. Merlo President and CEO CVS Caremark $18.1M
26. 26 Robert A. Walker President and CEO Anadarko Petroleum $18.1M
27. 27 Jay L. Johnson Chairman and CEO General Dynamics $18.0M
28. 28 Michael D. White Chairman, President and CEO DIRECTV $17.8M
29. 29 Stephen A. Wynn Chairman, President and CEO Wynn Resorts $17.7M
30. 30 John F. Coyne CEO Western Digital $17.2M
31. 31 Samuel R. Allen Chairman and CEO Deere $17.1M
32. 32 Andrew N. Liveris Chairman, President and CEO Dow Chemical $16.8M
33. 33 Mark G. Papa Chairman and CEO EOG Resources $16.7M
34. 34 Ryan M. Lance Chairman and CEO ConocoPhillips $16.7M
35. 35 Brian Duperreault President and CEO Marsh & McLennan $16.6M
36. 36 Joseph M. Tucci Chairman and CEO EMC $16.5M
37. 37 John C. Plant Chairman, President and CEO TRW Automotive $16.5M
38. 38 David M. Cote Chairman and CEO Honeywell International $16.2M
39. 39 James M. Cracchiolo Chairman and CEO Ameriprise Financial $16.1M
40. 40 Robert L. Parkinson Jr. Chairman and CEO Baxter International $16.0M
41. 41 Lamberto Andreotti CEO Bristol-Myers Squibb $16.0M
42. 42 Margaret C. Whitman President and CEO Hewlett-Packard $15.3M
43. 43 Virginia M. Rometty Chairman, President and CEO IBM $15.3M
44. 44 John C. Martin Chairman and CEO Gilead Sciences $15.2M
45. 45 Robert A. McDonald Chairman, President and CEO Procter & Gamble $15.1M
46. 46 John R. Strangfeld Chairman, President and CEO Prudential Financial $15.1M
47. 47 Scott A. McGregor President and CEO Broadcom $15.0M
48. 48 Michael C. Jennings President and CEO HollyFrontier $15.0M
49. 49 J. Brett Harvey Chairman and CEO CONSOL Energy $14.3M
50. 50 William M. Brown President and CEO Harris Corp. $14.2M
51. 51 Ronald M. DeFeo Chairman and CEO Terex $13.8M
52. 52 Lowell C. McAdam Chairman and CEO Verizon Communications $13.8M
53. 53 Frederick W. Smith Chairman, President and CEO FedEx $13.6M
54. 54 Charles E. Bunch Chairman and CEO PPG Industries $13.4M
55. 55 Richard J. Kramer Chairman, President and CEO Goodyear Tire & Rubber $13.4M
56. 56 Ian M. Cook Chairman, President and CEO Colgate-Palmolive $13.4M
57. 57 Steven A. Kandarian Chairman, President and CEO MetLife $13.2M
58. 58 Richard K. Templeton Chairman, President and CEO Texas Instruments $13.1M
59. 59 Fabrizio Freda President and CEO Estee Lauder $13.0M
60. 60 Clarence P. Cazalot Jr. Chairman, President and CEO Marathon Oil $13.0M
61. 61 Hugh Grant Chairman and CEO Monsanto $12.9M
62. 62 Jeff M. Fettig Chairman and CEO Whirlpool $12.9M
63. 63 Gerald L. Hassell Chairman, President and CEO Bank Of New York Mellon $12.8M
64. 64 David M. Cordani President and CEO Cigna $12.7M
65. 65 George Paz Chairman, President and CEO Express Scripts $12.7M
66. 66 Ellen J. Kullman Chairman and CEO DuPont $12.7M
67. 67 Indra K. Nooyi Chairman and CEO PepsiCo $12.5M
68. 68 Mark P. Frissora Chairman and CEO Hertz $12.5M
69. 69 William R. Klesse Chairman and CEO Valero Energy $12.5M
70. 70 Stephen A. Roell Chairman, President and CEO Johnson Controls $12.4M
71. 71 Gary R. Heminger President and CEO Marathon Petroleum $12.3M
72. 72 Michael L. Corbat CEO Citigroup $12.3M
73. 73 Gregory E. Johnson President and CEO Franklin Resources $12.3M
74. 74 John W. Conway Chairman, President and CEO Crown Holdings $12.0M
75. 75 Gregory D. Wasson President and CEO Walgreen $12.0M
76. 76 Stephen F. Angel Chairman, President and CEO Praxair $11.9M
77. 77 Bryan G. Stockton Chairman and CEO Mattel $11.8M
78. 78 Timothy M. Manganello Chairman and CEO BorgWarner $11.7M
79. 79 Klaus Kleinfeld Chairman and CEO Alcoa $11.7M
80. 80 John T. Chambers Chairman and CEO Cisco Systems $11.6M
81. 81 Robert A. Livingston President and CEO Dover $11.5M
82. 82 John D. Finnegan Chairman, President and CEO Chubb $11.5M
83. 83 Wendell P. Weeks Chairman, President and CEO Corning $11.4M
84. 84 Scott C. Donnelly Chairman, President and CEO Textron $11.3M
85. 85 Michael T. Strianese Chairman, President and CEO L-3 Communications $11.2M
86. 86 Daniel P. Amos Chairman and CEO Aflac $11.2M
87. 87 Gregory J. Goff President and CEO Tesoro $11.2M
88. 88 Peter R. Huntsman President and CEO Huntsman $11.2M
89. 89 George S. Barrett Chairman and CEO Cardinal Health $11.2M
90. 90 Christopher M. Connor Chairman and CEO Sherwin-Williams $10.9M
91. 91 Inge G. Thulin Chairman, President and CEO 3M $10.8M
92. 92 John F. Lundgren President and CEO Stanley Black & Decker $10.7M
93. 93 D. Scott Davis Chairman and CEO United Parcel Service $10.6M
94. 94 Thomas F. Motamed Chairman and CEO CNA Financial $10.6M
95. 95 Michael F. Mahoney President and CEO Boston Scientific $10.6M
96. 96 Thomas J. Falk Chairman and CEO Kimberly-Clark $10.6M
97. 97 James P. Gorman Chairman and CEO Morgan Stanley $10.3M
98. 98 Keith E. Wandell Chairman, President and CEO Harley Davidson $10.3M
99. 99 Gregory Q. Brown Chairman and CEO Motorola Solutions $10.3M
100. 100 John F. Brock Chairman and CEO Coca-Cola Enterprises $10.2M