1 The Northern Pacific Railway (NP) completed the third independent transcontinental railroad on August 22, 1883, linking Chicago with Seattle. 2  The Completion Ceremony was held on September 8, 1883, with former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant contributing to driving the Final Spike.
The average pay package last year was $22.6 million, up from $20.7 million in 2013, according to an analysis of companies' proxy disclosures by executive-compensation data firm Equilar. The average gain in total compensation for the 200 highest-paid U.S. CEOs worked out to 9.1 percent last year.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Salary. Chief Executive Officers in the United States can look forward to a sizeable six-figure salary â around $167K per year on average. Total cash incomes of Chief Executive Officers run from $75K to $422K, depending on bonuses that can occasionally exceed $149K, profit sharing that reaches $118K, and some commissions of nearly $99K.