ERI’s Executive Compensation Index is a quarterly report that measures trends in executive compensation using analysis of the companies included in the Russell 3000 index.
The median revenue for companies in the index was just over $787 million in 2013. From 2008 to 2009, median annual revenue dropped more than 12% for this group.
Each edition of ERI’s Executive Compensation Index includes an analysis of CEO compensation. New data is compiled in the first quarter of each year and is first available in the May edition of the index.
CEO salaries increased across the board in 2013. The small and medium market cap groups saw roughly 6% salary increases, while the large group median salary increased 2%.
These types of payouts typically fall into one of three categories. They can be based on individual or company performance in a reactive way, in which case the compensation committees make a somewhat subjective decision regarding payout amounts at the end of given period.
Of those CEOs that earned performance cash in 2013, 74% received payouts that were at least 75% of the predetermined plan target.
