Top-Paid CEOS in America

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What do Viacom CEO Philippe P. Dauman and Oracle's Larry Ellison have in common? They each raked in more than $60 million in 2010, according to a study detailed in Monday's Wall Street Journal.

Management consulting group Hay Group analyzed the proxy statements of the 350 largest public U.S. companies companies to produce a list of the top-paid chief executive officers based on total compensation -- salary, bonuses and stock options -- for 2010.

The Top 10:

  • Viacom's Dauman -- $84.3 million
  • Oracle's Ellison -- $68.6 million
  • CBS Corp.'s Leslie Moonves -- $53.9 million
  • Jarden's Martin E. Franklin -- $45.2 million
  • DirecTV's Michael White -- $32.6 million
  • Stanley Black & Decke's John F. Lundgren -- $32.2 million
  • Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold's Richard C. Adkerson -- $30.6 million
  • Disney's Robert A. Iger -- $27.3 million
  • Visteon's Donald J. Stebbins -- $26.8 million
  • Time Warner's Jeffrey L. Bewkes -- $26 million
  • Ford Motor's Alan Mullaly -- $25.8 million