The 10 highest-paid CEOs for 2007

0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Jun 16, 2008 | by Associated Press

The 10 highest-paid CEOs for 2007 at Standard & Poor's 500 companies based on calculations by The Associated Press. The total pay figures are rounded and are based on the AP's compensation formula, which adds up salary, perks, bonuses, above-market interest on pay set aside for later and company estimates for the value of stock options and stock awards on the day they were granted last year.

1. John Thain, Merrill Lynch, $83.1 million

2. Leslie Moonves, CBS Corp., $67.6 million

3. Richard Adkerson, Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc., $65.3 million

4. Bob Simpson, XTO Energy Inc., $56.6 million

5. Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., $53.9 million

6. Kenneth Chenault, American Express Co., $51.7 million

7. Eugene Isenberg, Nabors Industries Ltd., $44.6 million

8. John Mack, Morgan Stanley, $41.7 million

9. Glenn Murphy, Gap Inc., $39.1 million

10. Ray Irani, Occidental Petroleum Corp., $34.2 million