Comments on: How Much Do CEOs Make in the United States?

By: Nathan Yau

Nathan Yau — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:50:21 +0000

@W – good catch. definitely some messed up labeling going on there.

By: W. Kiernan

W. Kiernan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:00:22 +0000

Did anybody notice that the bar chart in the middle right hand side of the third one is horked? As you rise from the bottom, the bars get bigger from “Consumer Services” (4367.6) through “Utilities,” Basic Materials,” and “Industrials” (5638.8, 6552.2, 7121.0), then they _shrink down_ as you go to “Financials” (7604.5) and then grow again through “Oil & Gas,” “Consumer Goods,” “Technology,” and “Health Care” (8167.5, 8725.7, 8827.2, 12446.6) but even the last bar representing 12446.6 isn’t as big as the bar representing 7121.0.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:04:32 +0000

@tristan – Who cares if it is a game, business, whatever – all comes down to revenue. If you are responsible for creating/generating revenue, you should be paid accordingly.

Completely disagree with you as far as luck and CEO quality. I have worked with outstanding CEO’s an horrible CEO’s. It is their leadership, personality, and understanding of the business model that typically dictates the success of the organization.

By: Tristan

Tristan — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:57:24 +0000

@Brad: Is it ok that a sports star makes millions? For playing a GAME? I don’t agree at all.

As for CEOs making or breaking a company, most of the time it is sheer luck, not talent or personality, that determines success. (Though Jobs may be one of the exceptions here.) There’s a lot of studies out there that back this statement up.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:52:44 +0000

So why is it OK if an NBA or NFL star makes 30 Million a year? Steve Jobs is just as important to Apple as Labron is to the Cav’s… Let them earn what the market bears… That is why they went to college and have excelled in the business world.

By: Ryan in FL

Ryan in FL — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:03:21 +0000

Seriously? Do you think the “Average” CEO gets paid this much?? This graphic is skewed thanks to the AFL-CIO. Talk to a CEO of a local business in your town, see what his/her response is..

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:05:05 +0000

The first compares CEO compensation with minimum wage, the second compares it with average salary. I would have liked to have seen it compared to the average income of those employed by their company.

The third place entry had an interesting idea of comparing it to the stock performance of the company, but didn’t implement it very well, and apparently this info wasn’t available for all of the entries. (It also has a broken border around Frederic M. Poses’ performance table.)

By: Tristan

Tristan — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:27:16 +0000

No human should have the right to make that much more money than the average wage earner.

The top graphic is very accurate: The rich have always relied on poor workers to provide everything they need. They used to claim they were gods; now, they claim that their leadership qualities justify their inflated earnings. But studies have shown that, like the rest of us, their success can mainly be chalked up to sheer luck. Don’t be fooled again, people.

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By: Melanie G.

Melanie G. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:14:45 +0000

I went back and read the details of the contest and it was actually sponsored by Michael Moore’s new movie so I think the goal of these particular infographics was to be inflammatory. Hence I now see why the winner’s was chosen as such.