CEO Bonus Results From Latest Proxy Filings

Equilar released another round of the latest proxy findings from its CEO Bonus report today, and the picture is looking similar to last time, but with a lot more evidence to back it up. Companies with fiscal years ending in June-November saw a 29% decrease in median CEO bonus payouts, while companies with fiscal years ending in December (now a cohort of over 200) saw a 28.9% increase, with a median payout of $1,450,000.

By industry, financial bonuses were still flat, since last year’s median payout was $0, but consumer industry bonuses soared 116.9% over last year’s numbers, followed closely by the 87.5% rise for basic materials industry bonuses and the services industry’s 40.5% jump. The big losers: capital goods, down 43.9%, and technology, down 30.9%.