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Across all companies, the average CEO pay was $13.8 million per year, the average median worker pay was about $77,800, and the average ratio of CEO pay to median worker pay was 204. In other words, on average, CEOs earn around 204 times what his or her median worker earns.
The highest CEO compensation has traditionally been in Western countries, with the United States at the top. One hundred U.S. CEOs took home cash earnings of more than $15 million in 2012 and at least a quarter of those CEOs had projected five-year earnings of over $100 million from stock options and grants..S. CEOs earn from 400 to 500 times the median salary for workers. For CEOs in the U.K., the ratio is 22; in France, it's 15; and in Germany it's 12. Related Reading: The Compensation Differences Between CEOs Vs. CFOs.