Highest-Paid Men in America

Chesapeake CEO tops list, but Goldman grabs 3 slots
Posted Sep 15, 2009 1:16 PM CDT
Highest-Paid Men in America
Goldmann Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, seen in this file photo, is only number six on the list, but Goldman holds three of the top 10 spots.   (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Fortune’s just released its annual list of the country’s highest-paid men and women. The men come out on top, with the top-paid man making two and a half times what the top woman makes. The top 10 men are below, along with total 2008 compensation.

  1. Aubrey McClendon, Chairman and CEO, Chesapeake Energy, $112.5 million
  2. Sanjay Jha, co-CEO and CEO of mobile devices, Motorola, $104.5 million

  1. Lawrence Ellison, CEO, Oracle, $84.5 million
  2. Richard Adkerson, president and CEO, Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold, $72.3 million
  3. Bob Simpson, chairman, XTO Energy, $53.5 million
  4. Robert Iger, president and CEO, Walt Disney, $51.1 million
  5. Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and CEO, Goldman Sachs, $43 million
  6. Kenneth Chenault, chairman and CEO, American Express, $42.8 million
  7. Jon Winkelried, president and co-COO, Goldman Sachs, $42.4 million
  8. Gary Cohn, president and co-COO, Goldman Sachs, $42.3 million
For the next 15, click the link below.

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