CEO compensation rises at fastest rate since 2014

Total compensation for chief executive officers in the US jumped 15.7% last year, marking the largest increase in eight years, according to a report by WTW (Willis Towers Watson).

2021’s increase is also a big step up from the 3.2% median increase in 2020. The last time CEOs had seen total compensation rise by this much was in 2014, when it increased approximately 16%. READ MORE