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This combination photo shows the highest paid male and female CEOs in the S&P 500 index for 2021, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. Top row, from left, Bill McDermott of ServiceNow, Mary Barra of General Motors, Tim Cook of Apple, Adena Friedman of Nasdaq, and David Zaslav of Warner Bros. Discovery. Bottom row, from left, Kathy Warden of Northrop Grumman, Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase, Lisa Su of Advanced Micro Devices, Phebe Novakovic of General Dynamics, and Peter Kern of Expedia Group. The median pay package for the CEOs of the biggest U.S. companies rose 17.1% in 2021 as the economy rebounded and company profits and stock prices jumped. (AP Photo)

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CEO pay rose 17% in 2021 as profits soared; workers trailed

The Associated Press

According to the AP's annual pay survey conducted with Equilar, pay for CEOs who run the biggest U.S. companies soared 17.1% last year, towering over the 4.4% gain in wages and benefits netted by private-sector workers. Peter Kern, the CEO of Seattle-based Expedia Group topped the list with total compensation of $296.3 million in 2021.

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