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CEO Pay Ratio

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Ratio of the average compensation of CEOs from the top 350 firms and production workers, 1965–2009. Source: Economic Policy Institute. 2012. Based on data from Wall Street Journal/Mercer, Hay Group 2010.[1][2]

The CEO Pay Ratio is a wage ratio. Pursuant to Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, publicly traded companies are required to disclose (1) the median total annual compensation of all employees other than the CEO and (2) the ratio of the CEO's annual total compensation to that of the median employee, (3) the wage ratio of the CEO to the median employee.[3]

The proxy season 2018 was the first year that CEO Pay Ratio data was publicly available.[4]

UK pay ratios

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In the UK, all quoted public companies with over 250 UK employees provide pay ratios between their highest earner and pay at the 25th, 50th and 75th percentile of their workforce (UK only). This measure was brought in by the Conservative government with the aim of providing greater transparency on pay. The High Pay Centre publishes a regular analysis of the ratios.

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Methodology for measuring CEO compensation and the ratio of CEO-to-worker compensation". Economic Policy Institute. May 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "More compensation heading to the very top". stateofworkingamerica.org. February 15, 2011. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "H.R.4173 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act". Congress.gov. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. ^ Lifshey, Deb (2018-10-14). "The CEO Pay Ratio: Data and Perspectives from the 2018 Proxy Season". The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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