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.
CEO salaries are booming! Just ask anyone in the mainstream business press. Sigh. If only. Actually, our annual deep dive on C-Suite compensation, just completed, finds private company CEO pay has largely flatlined. Median base salaries went from $244,000 in 2011 to just $250,000 in 2016. Bonuses, meanwhile, have edged up from $71,000 in 2011 to a projected $100,000 for 2017.