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Executive Paywatch
Analysis
CEOs now paid 268 times what an average worker makes
It wasn’t always this way. In 1965, the typical CEO of a big U.S. corporation made 21 times the pay of the average worker.
Analysis
As the nation reeled, CEO pay rose
CEO pay increased an incredible $712,720 last year on average among S&P 500 companies, according to the latest annual report by the AFL-CIO.
Analysis
CEO pay continues to explode
The average S&P 500 CEO made 373 times as much as the average American worker in 2014.
