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.
Salary Numbers. The median salary range for all non-profit CEOs was between $50,000 and $75,000 per year, according to a 2011 survey conducted by the Watkins Uiberall accounting firm. Almost 30 percent of respondents reported salaries in this range, while 51.5 percent reported higher salaries and 18.6 percent reported lower salaries.