CEO-to-Workers Compensation Ratio

CEO-to-Workers Compensation Ratio: CEOs make 312 times more than typical workers

CEOs make 312 times more than typical workers.CEO annual compensation is computed using the “options realized” compensation series for CEOs at the top 350 U.S. firms ranked by sales. The “options realized” series includes salary, bonus, restricted stock grants, options realized, and long-term incentive payouts. Projected value for 2017 is based on the change in CEO pay as measured from June 2016 to June 2017 applied to the full-year 2016 value. “Typical worker” compensation is the average annual compensation of the workers in the key industry of the firms in the sample.