Go beyond the proxies with this report, the result of Equilar’s proprietary Top 25 Survey, taken by 40% of Fortune 1000 companies. Some key findings:

• Cash compensation for HR execs increased 7.4%, mainly from bonus pay, while equity compensation fell 2.4%
• A direct comparison between HR officers’ salaries in last year’s and this year’s Survey showed an 8.6% increase in median pay from 2008 to 2009
• Top HR execs who reported directly to the CEO received approximately $500,000 more in total compensation than those who did not