Photographs: Reuters
There are some chief executive officers who not only get paid millions of dollars, but are also rewarded with shares.
Here we take a look at 30 highest paid CEOs in the Unites States, according to Forbes magazine.
Note: The salary includes exercised stock options and bonuses. For instance, the top earner, Stephen Hemsley, drew $3.3 million in salary and bonus, but also realised $98 million from the exercise of stock options.
1. Stephen J Hemsley
Age: 58
Company: UnitedHealth Group
One-year pay: $101.96 million (prior year data)
Five-year pay: $120.47 million (four-year total)
Shares owned: $111.4 million
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30 highest paid CEOs in US
Photographs: Forbes.com
2. Edward A Mueller
Age: 64
Company: Qwest Communications
One-year pay: $65.80 million
Five-year pay: $75.00 million (three-year total)
Shares owned: $36.3 million
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30 highest paid CEOs in US
Photographs: therichest.org
3. Robert A Iger
Age: 60
Company: Walt Disney
One-year pay: $53.32 million
Five-year pay: $147.08 million
Shares owned: $43.4 million
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Photographs: collegeboundstl.org
4. George Paz
Age: 56
Company: Express Scripts
One-year pay: $51.52 million
Five-year pay: $100.21 million
Shares owned: $79.5 million
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30 highest paid CEOs in US
Photographs: powerthemagazine.com
5. Lew Frankfort
Age: 65
Company: Coach
One-year pay: $49.45 million
Five-year pay: $137.87 million
Shares owned: $133.9 million
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Photographs: Reuters
6. Ralph Lauren
Age: 71
Company: Polo Ralph Lauren
One-year pay: $43.00 million
Five-year pay: $155.25 million
Shares owned: $3,417.8 million
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Photographs: Forbes.com
7. John C Martin
Age: 59
Company: Gilead Sciences
One-year pay: $42.72 million
Five-year pay: $204.24 million
Shares owned: $76.8 million
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30 highest paid CEOs in US
Photographs: businessweek.com
8. James T Hackett
Age: 57
Company: Anadarko Petroleum
One-year pay: $38.94 million
Five-year pay: $97.38 million
Shares owned: $24.6 million
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Photographs: pacific.edu
9. John T Chambers
Age: 61
Company: Cisco Systems
One-year pay: $37.90 million
Five-year pay: $170.34 million
Shares owned: $58.0 million
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Photographs: businessweek.com
10. Ivan G Seidenberg
Age: 64
Company: Verizon Communications
One-year pay: $36.75 million
Five-year pay: $130.19 million
Shares owned: $76.5 million
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Photographs: ophmanagement.com
11. David E I Pyott
Age: 58
Company: Allergan
One-year pay: $33.76 million
Five-year pay: $104.60 million
Shares owned: $14.9 million
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Photographs: Forbes.com
12. Gregory T Lucier
Age: 46
Company: Life Technologies
One-year pay: $33.75 million
Five-year pay: $73.13 million
Shares owned: $15.8 million
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Photographs: Forbes.com
13. Charles D Davidson
Age: 61
Company: Noble Energy
One-year pay: $33.44 million
Five-year pay: $54.96 million
Shares owned: $38.2 million
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30 highest paid CEOs in US
Photographs: pharmagossip.posterous.com
14. John H Hammergren
Age: 52
Company: McKesson
One-year pay: $32.46 million
Five-year pay: $173.57 million
Shares owned: $42.3 million
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30 highest paid CEOs in US
Photographs: physorg.com
15. Joseph M Tucci
Age: 63
Company: EMC
One-year pay: $31.63 million
Five-year pay: $86.79 million
Shares owned: $34.1 million
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Photographs: charlierose.com
16. Jen-Hsun Huang
Age: 48
Company: Nvidia
One-year pay: $31.40 million
Five-year pay: $137.25 million
Shares owned: $37 million
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Photographs: peabodyenergyleadersineducation.org
17. Gregory H Boyce
Age: 56
Company: Peabody Energy
One-year pay: $30.66 million
Five-year pay: $85.07 million
Shares owned: $14.1 million
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Photographs: journalrecord.com
18. F H Merelli
Age: 75
Company: Cimarex Energy
One-year pay: $30.53 million
Five-year pay: $47.44 million
Shares owned: $84.7 million
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Photographs: bangnext.com
19. Samuel J Palmisano
Age: 59
Company: IBM
One-year pay: $30.32 million
Five-year pay: $127.80 million
Shares owned: $102.9 million
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Photographs: syracuse.com
20. Louis C Camilleri
Age: 56
Company: Philip Morris
One-year pay: $30.08 million
Five-year pay: N/A
Shares owned: $103.3 million
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Photographs: blastyourblog.com
21. Michael D Watford
Age: 57
Company: Ultra Petroleum
One-year pay: $30.03 million
Five-year pay: $201.21 million
Shares owned: $156.6 million
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Photographs: Reuters
22. Howard D Schultz
Age: 57
Company: Starbucks
One-year pay: $29.73 million
Five-year pay: $159.50 million
Shares owned: $672.0 million
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Photographs: restaurant.org
23. David C Novak
Age: 58
Company: Yum Brands
One-year pay: $29.67 million
Five-year pay: $199.88 million
Shares owned: $13.6 million
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30 highest paid CEOs in US
Photographs: ucdenver.edu
24. Kent J Thiry
Age: 55
Company: DaVita
One-year pay: $29.51 million
Five-year pay: $126.09 million
Shares owned: $15.3 million
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Photographs: ceibs.edu
25. David N Farr
Age: 56
Company: Emerson Electric
One-year pay: $28.93 million
Five-year pay: $68.72 million
Shares owned: $80.4 million
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Photographs: cleveland.com
26. Alexander M Cutler
Age: 59
Company: Eaton
One-year pay: $28.47 million
Five-year pay: $90.23 million
Shares owned: $30.3 million
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Photographs: panacheprivee.com
27. Howard Solomon
Age: 83
Company: Forest Labs
One-year pay: $27.10 million
Five-year pay: $105.76 million
Shares owned: $35.7 million
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Photographs: studiobriefing.net
28. Leslie Moonves
Age: 62
Company: CBS
One-year pay: $26.41 million
Five-year pay: $129.93 million
Shares owned: $26.3 million
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30 highest paid CEOs in US
Photographs: Reuters
29. Richard C Adkerson
Age: 64
Company: Freeport Copper
One-year pay: $25.29 million
Five-year pay: $179.10 million
Shares owned: $172.8 million
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30 highest paid CEOs in US
Photographs: raytheon.com
30. William H Swanson
Age: 62
Company: Raytheon
One-year pay: $24.88 million
Five-year pay: $97.77 million
Shares owned: $41.9 million
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