executive compensation
Top brass remuneration
Executive compensation refers to the total package of salary, bonuses, stock options, and other benefits paid to top corporate officers such as CEOs and CFOs.
These packages often dwarf typical employee pay by orders of magnitude, which makes them a perennial subject of shareholder scrutiny and public debate.
The board approved an executive compensation package worth $45 million.
Critics argue that such pay is often disconnected from company performance, while defenders contend it reflects market competition for top talent.
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- annual bonusPeriodic employee compensation supplement
- golden parachutesGenerous exit packages for executives
- stock optionsContracts to purchase shares
- restricted stockShares with sale limitations
salary · pay transparency · severance package · signing bonus · performance-based pay · retirement plans · contract · board approval · profit-sharing · commission · merit pay · health insurance · club memberships · country club · company car · private jet · corner office · wellness programs
- corporate payoutsdividends, bonuses, cash dividend, quarterly dividend, annual bonus
- executive paybase salary, base pay, salary, bonus, bonuses
- executive contractsseverance packages, golden parachutes, non-compete clauses, stock options, signing bonuses
- incentive theorymoral hazard, adverse selection, principal-agent, signaling, screening
- nonprofit law501(c)(3), charitable trust, tax exemption, public charity, private foundation
- SEC filingsprospectus, SEC filing, red herring, risk factors, financial statements
executive compensationliving wage
Income covering necessities
fair wage · worker ownership · wage equity · profit sharing · labor rights
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