KEY FINDINGS
1. COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE AND SENIOR-LEVEL LEADERS HAS INCREASED SOLIDLY ACROSS THE BOARD. Compensation Trends By and large, executives in emerging and middle market companies fared better in the last twelve months than they did in the same period a year ago. Average pay for CEOs, which dropped slightly a year ago, this year rose from $360,417 to $389,740. Across the C-suite generally, base pay rose more than it had. It figures. As a large majority of companies returned to growth starting in the second half of 2020—often robust growth—coming through Covid, it makes sense that base pay would grow, too.
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