Highest-paid CEOs in the U.S. 2017
Ranking of the highest-paid CEOs in the United States as of 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
This graph shows a ranking of the 20 highest-paid CEOs in the United States in 2017. In 2017, Hock E. Tan, CEO of Charter Communications, was the highest-paid CEO with a total annual compensation of 103.21 million U.S. dollars.
Ranking of the highest-paid CEOs in the United States as of 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
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| Compensation in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Hock E. Tan (Broadcom) | 103.21 |
| Frank J. Bisignano (First Data (FDC)) | 102.21 |
| Michael Rapino (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)) | 70.62 |
| Leslie Moonves (CBS) | 68.38 |
| Gregory B. Maffei (Liberty Media & Qurate Retail Group) | 67.22 |
| W. Nicholas Howley (TransDigm Group) | 61.02 |
| Dexter Goei (Altice USA) | 53.56 |
| Jeffrey L. Bewkes (Time Warner) | 48.96 |
| Ronald F. Clarke (FleetCor Technologies) | 45.05 |
| Stephen Kaufer (TripAdvisor) | 43.16 |
| Brian Duperreault (American International Group) | 42.76 |
| Dirk Van de Put (Mondelez International) | 42.44 |
| David M. Zaslav (Discovery Communications) | 42.25 |
| John Donahoe (ServiceNow) | 41.52 |
| Mark V. Hurd (Oracle) | 40.83 |
| Safra A. Catz (Oracle) | 40.73 |
| Ari Bousbib (IQVIA Holdings) | 37.5 |
| Robert A. Iger (Walt Disney) | 36.28 |
| Martine Rothblatt (United Therapeutics) | 35.89 |
| Stephen A. Wynn (Wynn Resorts) | 34.52 |
| Compensation in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Hock E. Tan (Broadcom) | 103.21 |
| Frank J. Bisignano (First Data (FDC)) | 102.21 |
| Michael Rapino (Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)) | 70.62 |
| Leslie Moonves (CBS) | 68.38 |
| Gregory B. Maffei (Liberty Media & Qurate Retail Group) | 67.22 |
| W. Nicholas Howley (TransDigm Group) | 61.02 |
| Dexter Goei (Altice USA) | 53.56 |
| Jeffrey L. Bewkes (Time Warner) | 48.96 |
| Ronald F. Clarke (FleetCor Technologies) | 45.05 |
| Stephen Kaufer (TripAdvisor) | 43.16 |
| Brian Duperreault (American International Group) | 42.76 |
| Dirk Van de Put (Mondelez International) | 42.44 |
| David M. Zaslav (Discovery Communications) | 42.25 |
| John Donahoe (ServiceNow) | 41.52 |
| Mark V. Hurd (Oracle) | 40.83 |
| Safra A. Catz (Oracle) | 40.73 |
| Ari Bousbib (IQVIA Holdings) | 37.5 |
| Robert A. Iger (Walt Disney) | 36.28 |
| Martine Rothblatt (United Therapeutics) | 35.89 |
| Stephen A. Wynn (Wynn Resorts) | 34.52 |
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This graph shows a ranking of the 20 highest-paid CEOs in the United States in 2017. In 2017, Hock E. Tan, CEO of Charter Communications, was the highest-paid CEO with a total annual compensation of 103.21 million U.S. dollars.
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- Based on 200 U.S.-based or listed companies with more than 1 billion U.S. dollars in revenue that filed proxy statements by the end of April, 2018.
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