The Wall Street Journal and the Hay Group study of proxy statements at the top 350 U.S. companies shows that salaries, bonuses, and long-term incentive awards jumped 11% in 2010 according to a report in the WSJ.
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The study measured CEO pay by The Journal measured CEO pay by total direct compensation, which includes salary, bonuses and the granted value of stock, stock options and other long-term incentives given for service in fiscal 2010.
The article reports that the sharpest gains were in bonuses, which increased 19.7%, while CEO medium income rose by a medium of 17%.