In an intensely focused compensation climate, bonuses have received the largest amount of scrutiny, and changes are afoot in the field. Key findings from our CEO Bonus article include:
Median bonus payouts for CEOs fell 21.9% in 2009, from $882,105 to $689,000
The financial and technology industries took the biggest bonus payout hits, while services and healthcare were up
26.1% of CEOs received no bonuses at all—an increase of 8.3% from 2008 to 2009