When it comes to CEO salaries, no one topped Broadcom’s Hock Tan last year. A new study by the Wall Street Journal ranks Tan (and his $161.74 million pay package) as the highest among S&P 500 companies last year.

And while there are valid arguments to be made about excessive executive compensation and the growing pay gap between executives and their employees, it’s not hard to see why Tan was awarded that figure. In the past year, Broadcom shares have more than doubled. But what about those companies whose stock lost value last year? Are executives there still cleaning up, regardless? READ MORE