These lucky corporate chiefs took home the most pay in 2010. Some saw their compensation more than double – even triple! – from a year earlier.
Company: Viacom (VIAB)
Cash compensation: $14 million
Stock and options: $70.5 million
Total compensation 1-yr. change: 149%
2. Ray R. Irani: $76.1 million
Company: Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
Cash compensation: $35.9 million
Stock and options: $40.3 million
Total compensation 1-yr. change: 142%
3. Lawrence J. Ellison: $70.1 million
Company: Oracle (ORCL)
Cash compensation: $8.2 million
Stock and options: $61.9 million
Total compensation 1-yr. change: -17%
4. Michael D. White: $32.9 million
Company: DIRECTV (DTV)
Cash compensation: $5.7 million
Stock and options: $27.2 million
Total compensation 1-yr. change: N.A.*
5. John F. Lundgren: $32.6 million
Company: Stanley Black & Decker (SWK)
Cash compensation: $6 million
Stock and options: $26.6 million
Total compensation 1-yr. change: 253%
6. Brian L. Roberts: $28.2 million
Company: Comcast (CMCSA)
Cash compensation: $16.9 million
Stock and options: $11.2 million
Total compensation 1-yr. change: 13%
7. Robert A. Iger: $28 million
Company: Walt Disney (DIS)
Cash compensation: $16.3 million
Stock and options: $11.8 million
Total compensation 1-yr. change: 30%
8. Alan Mulally: $26.5 million
Company: Ford Motor (F)
Cash compensation: $11.5 million
Stock and options: $15 million
Total compensation 1-yr. change: 48%
9. Samuel J. Palmisano: $25.2 million
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Company: I.B.M. (IBM)
Cash compensation: $11.9 million
Stock and options: $13.3 million
Total compensation 1-yr. change: 19%
10. David N. Farr: $22.9 million
Company: Emerson Electric (EMR)
Cash compensation: $3.9 million
Stock and options: $19.1 million
Total compensation 1-yr. change: 233%