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CEOs at the biggest public companies in the US saw a raise in pay in 2010. The fourth annual analysis by the Wall Street Journal and the Hay Group, a management-consulting firm, shows that the median value of compensation of CEOs at the top 350 companies rose 11 percent, to $9.3 million. Only two of the Top 5 highest-paid CEOs were among the Top 5 the previous year, and only one was on the list four years ago. Total compensation includes salary, bonuses, granted value of stock, stock options, and other long-term incentives awarded for work.
4. Martin Franklin, Jarden – $45.2 million
At 46, Martin Franklin is the youngest CEO on the Top 5 list. He has been CEO of Jarden, a company that owns consumer brands like Sunbeam, Oster, and Mr. Coffee, since 2001. Jarden rose 27 spots on the Fortune 500 list from last year, and Mr. Franklin’s compensation rose 19 spots on the list of top-paid CEOs (up from $18.6 million). Between 1992 and 2000, Mr. Franklin led the companies Benson Eyecare Corp., Lumen Technologies, Inc., and Bollé Inc.
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