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 Russell 3000 is comprised of 3000 securities traded on U.S. stock exchanges that collectively represent roughly 98% of the investable equity market in the United States.
Median revenue for the Russell 3000 increased 4.43% from 2013 to 2014.
The median revenue for companies in the index was just over $810 million in 2014.
From 2008 to 2009, median annual revenue dropped more than 12% for this group. Since 2009, median revenue is up more than 25%. Roughly 80% of companies in the index saw positive revenue growth in 2014, while 56% percent increased revenue by at least 10% over 2013.
The medium and large market cap groups saw salary increases of roughly 8%, while the small group median salary increased 10%.
