Although negative public opinion and political pressure have primarily focused on Wall Street, other firms are not immune from scrutiny of their executive bonuses. Some key findings:

• Median bonus payouts for CEOs fell 19.1% in 2008, with discretionary cash awards falling 46.5%.
• Companies with fiscal years closest to the end of 2008 saw the biggest drops in CEO bonus payouts
• Nearly 15% of executives received no bonus at all in 2008, compared to 6.9% in 2007