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.
This yearâs study exam-ined the compensation practices at 5,448 1 mid to large sized U.S. based charities that depend on sup-port from the public. Our analysis revealed that the top leaders of these charities earn an average salary of $158,075 2 representing a pay raise of 6.1% over the previous year studied.We know from the conversations taking place in the comment section of our charity ratings pages that many donors will be appalled by this figure.hile there are nonprofit salaries that we would all agree are out-of-line, it is important for donors to come to terms with charity executives earning a fair wage â which is roughly $160,000 according to our research. This report offers insight into how a charityâs mission, size, and location impact its CEOâs salary.