Liquid nitrogen is a compact and readily transported source of dry nitrogen gas, as it does not require pressurization. 1  Further, its ability to maintain temperatures far below the freezing point of water makes it extremely useful in a wide range of applications, primarily as an open-cycle refrigerant, including:
Finally, aside from salary and bonuses, CFOs should expect to receive benefits as well. These include: Social Security, 401k, disability, healthcare, pension and time off. All together, the value of these benefits for the average CFO is $104,444 or 19% of his or her total compensation.
Still, the bonuses announced so far by large S&P 500 companies are quite small compared with the total compensation â wages, salaries and benefits â of $10.3 trillion paid by U.S. companies last year, according to the Department of Commerce.