INTC - U.S. CEOs' 2021 compensation increased the most in seven years

Last year the CEOs of the largest U.S. corporations saw their compensation rise at the fastest pace since 2014, according to an analysis of proxy disclosures by WTW (formerly Willis Towers Watson). Significantly larger annual incentive payouts and higher values of long-term incentives granted last year drove the increase in total pay. Total pay for CEOs climbed 15.7% in 2021, up from the 3.2% median increase in 2020, and the largest increase since ~16% in 2014.  "Last year was a bounce-back year for CEO compensation as well as a good year financially for many companies and shareholders,” said Don Delves, North America practice leader of Executive Compensation at WTW. The analysis is based on 500 S&P 1500 companies that filed proxies disclosing 2021 pay by the end of April. Total pay includes: base salary; actual annual and long-term cash bonuses; grant-date value of long-term incentives, such as stock options, restricted stock, and long-term performance

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U.S. CEOs' 2021 compensation increased the most in seven years