The average nonsupervisory worker earned $36,875 in 2015. The average CEO, on the other hand, made $12.4 million in total compensation, according to the AFL-CIO's analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, along with proxy statement data from 424 of the 500 companies in the S&P 500 Index.
Stipends. A stipend is a regular payment of money to an individual by the terms of a contract. Other benefits, such as food and housing, often accompany a stipend. Those earning a stipend aren't necessarily employees -- they may be agents, freelancers, interns or independent contractors. College students on scholarship, for example, may receive a stipend to defray living expenses on campus. Once the terms of the contract or agreement are fulfilled, the stipend comes to an end.
In the first four years they receive full tuition and a living stipend and in the fifth or sixth year students are eligible for the dissertation write-up fellowship. In the third and fourth years students are required to serve as teaching fellows to receive their stipend. In 2003-2004 the annual stipend was $16,000.