The original transcontinental railroad route did not pass through the two biggest cities in the so-called Great American Desert â Denver, Colorado, and Salt Lake City, Utah.
On average, a German CEO at a large company made about $5.9 million in 2013, while U.S. CEOs in the S&P 500 made an average of $12.3 million. Thatâs because U.S. chief executive pay is intimately tied to their companyâs share price through stock option compensation and other forms of equity pay.n the U.S., average annual worker pay is $34,645. A German worker receives $40,223 a year on average. In the U.S., there have been several attempts to close the CEO-worker pay gap through an increase in the minimum wage. The issue has found its way to the ballot box in several states in the 2014 midterm elections.
The study found that female CEOs had a median pay package that exceeded that of male CEOs by $1.2 million: the female median was $11.7 million compared to a $10.5 million median for men, the study found.However, of the 337 executives polled for the study, only 12 were women.he study found that female CEOs had a median pay package that exceeded that of male CEOs by $1.2 million: the female median was $11.7 million compared to a $10.5 million median for men, the study found.