How much does a CEO make? A crap ton more than you do. Below is a list of the top 10 highest paid CEO's from 2010. The amounts are the sum of the CEO's salary, stock, options, bonuses and other compensation. Considering the median household income in the US is about $46,000 a year, chances are you will work your entire life and never earn close to one of these CEO's make in a year. In order to make the same amount as Philippe P. Dauman from Viacom makes in 1 year of work, you would have to work a total of 1836 years!
10. Alan Mulally Ford Motor $26.5M
9. Brian L. Roberts Comcast $28.2M
8. Robert A. Iger Walt Disney $28.0M
7. John F. Lundgren Stanley Black & Decker $32.6M
6. Michael D. White DIRECTV $32.9M
5. Richard C. Adkerson Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold $35.3M
4. Leslie Moonves CBS $56.9M
3. Lawrence J. Ellison Oracle $70.1M
2. Ray R. Irani Occidental Petroleum $76.1M
1. Philippe P. Dauman Viacom $84.5M
The source of the data can be found here http://www.equilar.com