Money can, in fact, buy happiness: A much publicized 2010 study found that employees needed to earn $75,000 per year to feel fulfilled, and that each additional dollar above that wouldn’t make a difference. But according to more recent research from Matthew Killingsworth, a senior fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, there is no such… Continue reading How the Pay Gap Between Employees and CEOs Impacts Workers, According to Experts
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The 15 ‘Most Fairly’ Paid CEOs
As more states require companies to share information on salary transparency, the question of pay equity between executives and workers is being taken up by unions, shareholder activists, and researchers who question why CEO pay has ballooned in recent years. But the latest batch of executive compensation disclosures filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission… Continue reading The 15 ‘Most Fairly’ Paid CEOs
The 15 ‘Least Fairly’ Paid CEOs
“Fair” is a subjective term when it comes to compensation. Does someone whose leadership drives a company’s stock price to new heights deserve compensation that’s exponentially higher than the people working for him or her? Sometimes, perhaps. At some point, though, the ratio between pay for folks at the top of the org chart and… Continue reading The 15 ‘Least Fairly’ Paid CEOs
Special Report: Understanding Out-of-Control CEO Pay—and Why It’s a Problem
In July of 2023, right before the start of the actors’ strike and more than two months into the Hollywood writers’ strike, Disney CEO Bob Iger was attending investment firm Allen & Company’s annual Sun Valley Conference, an event known as “summer camp for billionaires.” It was there—the same day it was announced that his… Continue reading Special Report: Understanding Out-of-Control CEO Pay—and Why It’s a Problem
Meta and Google Among Top Paying Companies in 2022 Despite Firing Thousands of Employees
Facebook’s parent company Meta and Google’s parent company Alphabet have collectively laid off thousands of employees till now. However, despite the mass layoffs, the companies were amongst the top three paying companies last year, a new report states. Meta and Alphabet amongst top payers According to a Business Insider report originally attributed to The Wall… Continue reading Meta and Google Among Top Paying Companies in 2022 Despite Firing Thousands of Employees
Meta, Google Were Among Top-3 Highest Paying Public Companies in 2022
Facebook parent company Meta and Google parent company Alphabet were among the top three highest-paying public companies. Meta ranked second in terms of median salary, offering employees a median wage of nearly $3,00,000 (roughly Rs 2.46 crore), according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Alphabet followed closely behind at the third spot with… Continue reading Meta, Google Were Among Top-3 Highest Paying Public Companies in 2022
A Breakdown of Paydays at America’s Biggest Companies
In a year marked by tech layoffs and high inflation, competition for workers helped to lift paydays at most S&P 500 companies for the second straight year, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. Compensation for the median worker at 278 companies in the S&P 500 index was higher in 2022 than in the year… Continue reading A Breakdown of Paydays at America’s Biggest Companies
Here’s the Median Salary At Big Tech Companies Like Amazon and Google
Given rising layoffs and a stubbornly high inflation rate, you’d think companies would be pinching pennies on worker salaries these days. Yet the opposite is happening, according to a new study. In general, annual compensation (i.e., salary, bonuses, and benefits) rose higher in 2022 than in 2021 at 278 S&P 500 Index companies according to… Continue reading Here’s the Median Salary At Big Tech Companies Like Amazon and Google