Top CFOs’ Pay Rises 18.7% to $3.4M Since 2011

The compensation for finance chiefs at America’s top companies has grown 18.7% over the past five years, with performance-based equity significantly increasing its share of the pay package, according to a new survey by Equilar. (See a list of the top-earning CFOs of 2015 at the bottom of this article.) The research firm reported that median CFO total compensation in the S&P 500 rose from $2.9 million in 2011 to $3.4 million in 2015. That growth outpaced pay for CEOs, which increased 16.9% to $10.4 million during the same period.