
While Steve Jobs of Apple earned $647 million in total compensation as a part of his last year’s salary, a glimpse at other big notches to witness how many folds the growth has multiplied?
Year By Year: The Highest-Paid Bosses
1980
Frank E Rosenfelt
MGM
1-year total compensation as reported ($thou): $5,214
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $14,479
1981
T Boone Pickens
Mesa Petroleum
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $7,866
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $19,245
1982
Steven Ross
Warner Communications
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $22,554
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $50,021
1983
Frederick Smith
Federal Express
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $51,544
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $107,682
1984
Philip Caldwell
Ford Motor
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $7,313
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $14,802
1985
T Boone Pickens
Mesa Petroleum
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $22,956
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $44,542
1986
Lee Iacocca
Chrysler
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $11,449
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $21,451
1987
Lee Iacocca
Chrysler
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $20,578
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $37,852
1988
Charles Lazarus
Toys R Us
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $106,539
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $160,539
1989
Michael Eisner
Walt Disney
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $40,100
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $68,336
1990
Craig McCaw
McCaw Cellular
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $53,944
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $87,703
1991
Steven Ross
Time Warner
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $78,113
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $120,486
1992
Anthony O’Reilly
HJ Heinz
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $75,091
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $111,148
1993
Thomas Frist
HCA Hospital Corp
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $127,067
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $182,585
1994
Michael Eisner
Walt Disney
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $203,020
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $283,245
1995
Stephen Hilbert
Conseco
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $39,6102
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $55,262
1996
Lawrence Coss
Green Tree Financial
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $65,580
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $86,752
1997
Millard Drexler
Gap
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $104,822
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $134,685
1998
Sandy Weill
Travelers
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $227,618
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $285,905
1999
Michael Eisner
Walt Disney
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $589,101
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $728,606
2000
Charles Wang
Computer Associates
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $650,048
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $786,613
2001
Michael S Dell
Dell Computer
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $235,9122
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $276,190
2002
Lawrence J Ellison
Oracle
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $706,077
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $803,756
2003
Jeffrey C Barbakow
Tenet Healthcare
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $116,683
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $130,758
2004
Reuben Mark
Colgate-Palmolive
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $147,970
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $162,124
2005
Terry S Semel
Yahoo
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $230,554
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $246,054
2006
Richard D Fairbank
Capital One Financial
1-year total compensation as reported($thou): $249,420
Inflation adjusted 1-year total compensation1($thou): $257,466
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