Many CFOs are re-evaluating their corporations’ risk-management strategies—is their own pay being affected? Our findings:

  • Median total compensation for S&P 600 CFOs fell 0.64% in 2009, to $840,903, but bonuses were up a solid 14.8%, with a median CFO bonus of $145,457.
  • Industrial Goods CFOs have the highest median compensation, at $1.0 million, while the biggest drop in pay from 2008 to 2009 went to Basic Materials and Energy CFOs, with a 27.6% decrease.
  • While a majority of 2008 equity awards are underwater, those receiving grants in early 2009 saw major gains in intrinsic value as the market has recovered.
2010 CFO Pay Strategies for Small Cap Companies
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