2010 CEO Pay Strategies for Mid Cap Companies
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Mid-cap CEOs appear to be bucking pay trends, with slight total pay and large bonus increases in 2009. Equilar’s new CEO Pay Strategies report looks at 304 proxies from the S&P 400 for FY 2009, analyzing pay data for CEOs in place for two years or more. Some of our findings:
  • Median total compensation for S&P 500 CEOs rose 1.7% in 2009, to $3.76 million; bonuses were up 11.6%, with a median of $732,331
  • Healthcare CEOs have the highest median compensation, at $5.5 million, but the biggest rises in pay from 2008 to 2009 went to CEOs in Utilities (up 13.9%) and Consumer Goods (up 12.5%)
  • 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
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