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June 16, 2014

Study: CEOs Make Nearly 300 Times as Much as Workers 
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A new report finds CEOs in the United States earn nearly 300 times what
workers do. The Economic Policy Institute says average CEO pay topped
$15 million last year. The study excluded Facebook because its CEO pay
rate is so high it distorts the numbers; if Facebook is included, the
average CEO pay rises to $25 million, and the CEO-to-worker pay ratio
rises to more than 500-to-one. Over the past 35 years, CEO compensation
has risen 937 percent.

 

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