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Chief executives at the biggest US companies got an 8.5% raise last year, eclipsing the wage gains for the typical worker, thanks to sky-high stock prices and record corporate profits. The median pay for a CEO rose to $11.7 million, including salary, stock and other compensation, according to an analysis by executive data firm Equilar for The Associated Press. The pay increase matches last year’s, which was the biggest in three years. Image Source: Associated Press (AP)
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This photo combination show the 10 highest-paid female Chief Executive Officers (CEO) for 2017, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. Top row, from left: Indra Nooyi, PepsiCo, $25.9 million; Debra Cafaro, Ventas, $25.3 million; Mary Barra, General Motors, $21.9 million; Phebe Novakovic, General Dynamics, $21.2 million; and Lynn Good, Duke Energy, $21.1 million. Bottom row, from left: Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin, $20.2 million; Virginia Rometty, IBM, $18 million; Margaret Whitman, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, $14.8 million; Margaret Keane, Synchrony Financial, $13.5 million and Heather Bresch, Mylan, $12.7 million. (AP Photo)
2 / 12In this February 3, 2017, file photo, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi listens during a meeting between President Donald Trump and business leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Topping the list of highest-paid female CEOs on the list is Nooyi, whose compensation was valued at $25.9 million. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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