10 Highest Paid Executives of 2009

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10 Highest Paid Executives of 2009 0

Do you want to know where an annual salary of a mere $42.3 million makes you a looser? You earn that title if you are number 10 in a group of the top 10 highest paid executives of 2009. In a time where some of us are taking pay cuts and tightening our belt straps, check out what this elite group made in 2009.

Aubrey K. McClendon Chairman and CEO Chesapeake Energy (CHK) ‘08: $112.5 million Base salary: $975,000 __
Sanjay K. Jha Co-CEO Motorola (MOT) ‘08:$104.5 million Base salary: $484,615 __
Lawrence J. Ellison CEO Oracle (ORCL) ‘08: $84.5 million Base Salary: $1 million __
Richard C. Adkerson President and CEO Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX) ‘08: $72.3 million Base Salary: $2.5 million __
Bob R. Simpson Chairman of the Board XTO Energy (XTO) ‘08: $53.5 million Base Salary: $1.6 million __
Robert A. Iger President and CEO Walt Disney (DIS) ‘08: $51.1 million Base Salary: $2 million __
Lloyd C. Blankfein Chairman and CEO Goldman Sachs (GS) ‘08:$43 million Base Salary: $600,000 __
Kenneth I. Chenault Chairman and CEO American Express (AXP) ‘08: $42.8 million Base Salary: $1.2 million __
Jon Winkelried President and Co-COO Goldman Sachs (GS) ‘08: $42.4 million Base Salary: $600,000 __
Safra A, Cartz President Oracle (ORCL) ‘08: $42.3 million Base Salary $800,000 __