Here are the twelve most highly paid CEOs last year. Why aren’t you on this list? Perhaps you should work for one of these companies. Maybe the cash will trickle down.
- Barry Diller from IAC/InterActive (2005 net profit margin: 3.62%): $295M
- Richard D. Fairbank from Capital One Financial (2005 net profit margin: 18.02%): $249M
- Eugene M. Isenberg from Nabors Industries (2005 net profit margin: 18.27%): $203M
- Terry S. Semel from Yahoo! (2005 net profit margin: 33.77%): $183M
- Bruce E. Karatz from KB Home (2005 net profit margin: 8.92%): $156M
- Angelo R. Mozilo from Countrywide Financial (2005 net profit margin: 25.24%): $142M
- Henry R. Silverman from Cendant (2005 net profit margin: 4.78%): $140M
- Michael S. Jeffries from Abercrombie & Fitch (2005 net profit margin: 11.99%: $114M
- Richard S. Fuld from Lehman Brothers Holdings (2005 net profit margin: 10.06%): $104M
- William E. Greehey (former CEO) from Valero Energy (2005 net profit margin: 4.37%): $95M
- Ray R. Irani from Occidental Petroleum (2005 net profit margin: 31.45%): $87M
- Carol A. Bartz from Autodesk (2005 net profit margin: 21.59%): $83M
Source: CNN Money and Google Finance








