Biography & Early Wealth Journey
<p>As a rule, more than half of a CEO's pay comes from stock, options, and bonuses, not cash. More and more, companies are tying the compensation package of their CEO to their stock's performance.</p> <p>All figures on the list below are comprised of salaries, bonuses, perks, options, restricted shares, and pension values for the most recent year.</p> <img src="https://vz.cnwimg.com/thumb-900x/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/GettyImages-612439184.jpg"/> <p class="wp-caption-text" id="caption-attachment-229040-2">Ramin Talaie/Getty Images</p>
Primary Income Streams & Multi-Million Contracts
<p>#10. Mark G. Parker</p> <p>Company: Nike</p> <p>Salary: $47.6 million</p> <p>#9. Fabrizio Freda</p>
Trending Wealth Dossiers:
Real Estate, Luxury Assets & Personal Investments
<p>Company: Estee Lauder</p> <p>Salary: $47.7 million</p> <p>#8. David O'Connor</p> <p>Company: Madison Square Garden</p>
Wealth Trajectory & Future Earnings Projections
<p>Salary: $54 million</p> <p>#7. Les Moonves</p> <p>Company: CBS</p> <p>Salary: $68. 6 million</p>
<p>#6. Mario Gabelli</p> <p>Company: Gamco Investors</p> <p>Salary: $75.9 million</p> <p>#5. Lyndon Rive</p>
<p>Company: Solar City</p> <p>Salary: $77.3 million</p> <p>#4. Philippe Dauman</p> <p>Company: Viacom</p>
<p>Salary: $93 million</p> <p>Company: Expedia</p> <p>Salary: $94.6 million</p> <p>#2. Thomas Rutledge</p>
<p>Company: Charter Communications</p> <p>Salary: $98 million</p> <p>#1. Sundar Pichai</p> <p>Company: Alphabet</p>
<p>Salary: $100.6 million</p>