The 20 highest-paid CEOs in the U.S. in 2012

Forbes ranking of the 20 highest-paid CEOs in the U.S. in 2012

CharacteristicCompensation in million U.S. dollars
Stephen J. Hemsley (UnitedHealth Group) 101.96
Edward A. Mueller (Qwest Communications) 65.8
Robert A. Iger (Walt Disney) 53.32
George Paz (Express Scripts) 51.52
Lew Frankfort (Coach) 49.45
Ralph Lauren (Polo Ralph Lauren) 43
John C. Martin (Gilead Sciences) 42.72
James T. Hackett (Anadarko Petroleum) 38.94
John T. Chambers (Cisco Systems) 37.9
Ivan G. Seidenberg (Verizon Communications) 36.75
David E. I. Pyott (Allergan) 33.76
Gregory T. Lucier (Life Technologies) 33.75
Charles D. Davidson (Noble Energy) 33.44
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Compensation in million U.S. dollars101.96101.9665.865.853.3253.3251.5251.5249.4549.45434342.7242.7238.9438.9437.937.936.7536.7533.7633.7633.7533.7533.4433.4432.4632.4631.6331.6331.431.430.6630.6630.5330.5330.3230.3230.0830.08Stephen J. Hemsley (UnitedHealth Group)Edward A. Mueller (Qwest Communications)Robert A. Iger (Walt Disney)George Paz (Express Scripts)Lew Frankfort (Coach)Ralph Lauren (Polo Ralph Lauren)John C. Martin (Gilead Sciences)James T. Hackett (Anadarko Petroleum)John T. Chambers (Cisco Systems)Ivan G. Seidenberg (Verizon Communications)David E. I. Pyott (Allergan)Gregory T. Lucier (Life Technologies)Charles D. Davidson (Noble Energy)John H. Hammergren (McKesson)Joseph M. Tucci (EMC)Jen-Hsun Huang (Nvidia)Gregory H. Boyce (Peabody Energy)F. H. Merelli (Cimarex Energy)Samuel J. Palmisano (IBM)Louis C. Camilleri (Philip Morris Intl.)
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