The Boston Globe examined CEO compensation at more than 200 publicly traded companies based in Massachusetts. The data was compiled from company filings with the SEC through July 31 by the Globe and Capital IQ, a financial research firm owned by Standard & Poor's. Here is what the data showed.
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Executive share
In a year when thousands of workers lost their jobs or took pay cuts, many of the state's top executives continued to be paid like the recession never happened.
Errors in executive pay
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Taking stock of their options
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Big bucks for top execs
They are the Alex Rodriguez, LeBron James, and Tiger Woods of Mass. chief executives — on payday, that is.
(Illustration by Dan Page for The Boston Globe)
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