| Compensation in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Thomas M. Rutledge (Chater Communications) | 98 |
| Leslie Moonves (CBS) | 68.6 |
| David O'Connor (Madison Square Garden) | 54 |
| Fabrizio Freda (Estee Lauder) | 47.7 |
| Mark G. Parker (Nike) | 47.6 |
| Mark V. Hurd (Oracle) | 41.1 |
| Robert A. Iger (Walt Disney) | 41 |
| Safra A. Catz (Oracle) | 40.9 |
| David M. Zaslav (Discovery Communications) | 37.2 |
| Robert A. Kotick (Activision Blizzard) | 33.1 |
| Margaret C. Whitman (Hewlett Packard) | 32.9 |
| Alex A. Mlinaroli (Johnson Controls International) | 32.6 |
| Jeffery L. Bewkes (Time Warner) | 32.6 |
| Virginia M. Rometty (International Business Machines) | 32.3 |
| Joshua W. Sapan (AMC Networks) | 30.5 |
| Gregory B. Maffei (Liberty Media & Liberty Interactive) | 29.8 |
| Brian L. Roberts (Comcast) | 28.6 |
| Leonard S. Schleifer (Regeneron Pharmaceuticals) | 28.3 |
| John J. Haley (Willis Towers Watson) | 28.2 |
| Stephen A. Wynn (Wynn Resorts) | 28.2 |
This graph shows a ranking of the 20 highest-paid CEOs in the United States in 2016. In 2016, Thomas M. Rutledge, CEO of Charter Communications, was the highest-paid CEO with a total annual compensation of 98 million U.S. dollars.
