Are They Worth It?

The NY Times has a great interactive feature on executive compensation in relation to the company's stock price and change in net income.

The feature was part of a special report on executive pay, and how shareholders have been fighting to keep compensation in line by tying it into stock or company performance.

'The compensation research firm Equilar recently compiled data about chief executive pay at 200 companies that filed their proxies by March 28 and had revenues of at least $6.5 billion. (The data) shows that average compensation for chief executives who had held the job at least two years rose 5 percent in 2007, to $11.2 million. '

Source:
'A Brighter Spotlight, Yet the Pay Rises', by Claudia H Deutsch, NY Times
'Executive Pay: The Bottom Line for Those at the Top', NY Times