This graph shows a ranking of the 20 highest-paid CEOs in the United States in 2018. In 2018, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, was the highest-paid CEO with a total annual compensation of 2.28 billion U.S. dollars.
Ranking of the highest-paid CEOs in the United States as of 2018
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Equilar. (May 24, 2019). Ranking of the highest-paid CEOs in the United States as of 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/581271/ranking-of-highest-paid-ceos-in-the-us/
Equilar. "Ranking of the highest-paid CEOs in the United States as of 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 24, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/581271/ranking-of-highest-paid-ceos-in-the-us/
Equilar. (2019). Ranking of the highest-paid CEOs in the United States as of 2018 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/581271/ranking-of-highest-paid-ceos-in-the-us/
Equilar. "Ranking of The Highest-paid Ceos in The United States as of 2018 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/581271/ranking-of-highest-paid-ceos-in-the-us/
Equilar, Ranking of the highest-paid CEOs in the United States as of 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/581271/ranking-of-highest-paid-ceos-in-the-us/ (last visited April 02, 2020)
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