CEO pay jumps 27% in one year

[Listening]

Republicans believe that CEO's work harder than everyone else. And, they make jobs. So they deserve everything we can give them.

And your argument with this would be ?

 

[Two Thumbs]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Who says American salaries are stagnating.

After two years of lower pay packages, chief executives at the nation's major companies enjoyed a 36.5% jump in pay last year, according to a leading survey of CEO compensation.

The average pay hike is for the top executive at each of the Standard & Poor 500 companies, according to GMI, the research group formerly known as the Corporate Library. A broader survey of CEO pay at 3,000 companies posted an average 27% increase.

CEO pay jumps 36.5% - Dec. 15, 2011

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