What recession? Public company CEOs paid on average $9.6 million (and it will take you a month to earn what they make in an HOUR)… THE 50 HIGHEST EARNING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

It takes the average U.S. worker nearly a month to make what the average CEO earns in an hour – $3K
CEOs running health-care companies made the most ($10.8 million). Those running utilities made the least ($7 million)
Highest earner was David Simon of Simon Property Group at $137.2 million

Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs.

The head of a typical public company made $9.6 [...]