The wage gap between chief executives and workers at some of the US companies with the lowest-paid staff grew even wider last year, with CEOs making an average of $10.6m, while the median worker received $23,968. READ MORE
Bank CEOs who got the heftiest raises last year
While most bank CEOs got pay hikes last year, the raises were bigger for some than others.
KeyCorp Chief Executive Chris Gorman received a 64% boost in total direct compensation in 2021, Washington Federal CEO Brent Beardall got a 60% raise, and Comerica CEO Curtis Farmer was awarded a 48% pay bump. READ MORE
CEOs are enjoying huge paydays while their workers struggle to pay bills
Despite all the buzz about the "Great Resignation" and a renaissance for the working classes in America, a new report finds the gap between executive and worker pay is only widening.
The typical low-wage worker's pay didn't keep pace with inflation last year at more than a third of the companies reviewed by the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank. IPS' survey included the 300 publicly traded companies with the lowest median pay for workers. READ MORE
Bolt Loaned Employees Thousands to Buy Stock—Then Laid Them Off
In late May, employees of the fintech startup Bolt saw a message from their CEO on the company’s Slack. It warned them that “restructuring” was coming, and they should look out for a calendar invitation: One group would join a meeting with human resources, meaning they were being laid off, while another would go to a “town hall,” meaning they still had a job. READ MORE
U.S. Minimum Wage, Tipped, and Exempt Employee Pay Increases Will Heat Up This Summer (And Possibly Other Seasons)
Minimum wage laws can affect businesses of all sizes, whether operating nationwide, in multiple jurisdictions, or only in one state, county, or city. To help manage this challenge, below we provide, essentially, a rates-only update that summarizes scheduled state- and local-level wage increases throughout the summer and fall of 2022. Employers can use this information to determine the minimum amount they must pay non-exempt, tipped, and certain exempt employees. Before we chart out these rates, we briefly highlight some notable wage and hour developments that have occurred in 2022, and discuss the notable economic development that has affected, and likely will continue to affect, wage-hour law: inflation. READ MORE
Google contractors say a recruiting company has been systematically skimming their pay
A group of Google contractors says they’ve been underpaid by the agency that recruited them, resulting in thousands of dollars in unpaid wages per affected worker. The earliest reports occurred as long ago as 2019, and workers say the payroll errors are happening so regularly that they believe it to be a kind of systematic wage theft. READ MORE
The salary gap female startup CEOs face won’t go away
The early-stage startup CEO salary gap is worse today than it was in 2019, even after a record-breaking funding year in venture capital.
At the beginning of the pandemic, early-stage female startup CEOs took a disproportionately higher pay cut than men, according to data from startup accounting firm Kruze Consulting. While female startup CEOs’ salaries have since crept up since the initial plunge, the boom times of 2021 didn’t close the pay gap created by the pandemic. In fact, the pay gap is four times wider in 2022 than it was in late 2019 for early-stage startup CEOs. READ MORE
Male Executives Control 99 Times More S&P 500 Shares Than Women
Women account for about a quarter of the top executives at S&P 500 companies and they only control about 1% of the value of shares held among their fellow corporate leaders, new research shows. READ MORE
Amazon Shareholders Almost Voted Down Executive Pay. Here's the Brutal Truth Every Leader Should Learn
Last week, shareholders came within 6 percentage points of voting down Amazon's proposed executive compensation. Nine days later, Dave Clark, CEO of Amazon's worldwide consumer division and a 23-year Amazon veteran, announced his resignation. With compensation of more than $55 million, Clark was Amazon's fourth highest-paid executive, after CEO Andy Jassy, executive chair Jeff Bezos, and CFO Brian Olsavsky. READ MORE
Biden Pushes Expanded Wage Mandates That Exacerbate Inflation
In an op-ed published in the May 31 edition of the Wall Street Journal, President Joe Biden writes that the “most important thing we can do now to transition from rapid recovery to stable, steady growth is to bring inflation down.” Yet, while saying that, President Biden’s administration is in the process of advancing new regulations that will make inflation, already the highest in four decades, even worse. READ MORE
What is the gender wage gap in your metropolitan area? Find out with our pay gap calculator
In 2019 women in the United States earned 82% of what men earned, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of median annual earnings of full-time, year-round workers. The gender wage gap varies by age and metropolitan area, and in most places, has narrowed since 2000. See how women’s wages compare with men’s in your metro area. READ MORE
How To Negotiate A Salary With A New Employee
Every year, millions of people join the workforce and begin their search for the perfect job. While many factors come into play when choosing a position, salary is often one of the most important.
Employers may also find it difficult to offer a salary that meets both their needs and the needs of their employees. From preparing for the negotiation to understanding common negotiating tactics, there are many factors employers must keep in mind when entering into salary negotiations. Luckily, there are a few tips and tricks that every employer can use to make the negotiation process a little bit easier. READ MORE
These bachelor’s degrees from public colleges pay more than $100,000
As hiring demand continues to rise, the average starting salary for the college Class of 2022 is projected to be more than $50,000.
However, current college students can earn more than twice that after they graduate depending on the college and area of concentration. READ MORE
How To Negotiate Your Salary (While Keeping the Offer)
There's never been a time in history when a higher salary didn't seem like an attractive prospect. But with costs of living rising and inflation soaring, it's more important than ever to ensure you're being fairly compensated for your work. If you're a director, VP or executive, you should have all the skills and experience needed to secure a good wage — yet many people shy away from negotiation out of the fear it will result in them losing the offer.
Sound familiar? Let's break down the art of salary negotiation. READ MORE
Salary transparency laws a small step in fight for pay equity
Sheri Scavone said she was “incredibly” underpaid for a long time at the start of her career, but she didn’t know it.
She went on to work for a large medical institution and then saw the same thing happening to others firsthand, especially due to what she believed to be gender discrimination. READ MORE
The IPO Equity Compensation Checklist
A company's success depends on its people — especially when it's transitioning from private to public. As part of the IPO process, many startups use equity compensation as one way to attract and retain early talent. But it’s crucial to create a comprehensive, detailed plan covering everything from regulatory compliance and employee communications to ensure your equity compensation plans are ready to get you to, through, and beyond IPO. READ MORE
Here’s what Big Tech companies paid their average worker last year
The Wall Street Journal has compiled an interesting dataset that reveals what the median average salary of workers at most S&P 500 companies was for 2021. The figures ranged from almost $300,000 per year to a low of $7,400. READ MORE
Pay Governance Research Shows ESG Incentive Metrics Reduce Executive Compensation
Contrary to a belief of some corporate governance experts, the impact of ESG metrics reduced annual incentive payouts for 2021, according to a just-released study by Pay Governance, a premiere board-level executive compensation firm that advises the boards of many prominent publicly traded companies.
“Critics of including ESG in incentive plans have suggested executives were embracing this trend to increase incentive payouts, but those predictions do not hold true when you look at the details,” said Pay Governance Managing Partner Ira Kay. READ MORE
Survey Finds 63% of Organizations Plan to Make Compensation Adjustments in Response to Inflation
Sixty-three percent of executives plan to make compensation adjustments in response to high inflation, according to a survey by Gartner, Inc. In March of 2022, Gartner surveyed 157 executives to understand how they are addressing inflation concerns.
A similar survey in April 2022 of 150 executives also showed only one in five organizations are planning for more frequent salary reviews to account for inflation or increasing cost of living expenses. READ MORE
Cryptocurrency as Compensation: A Tax Primer
To say that cryptocurrency is in the headlines is a bit of an understatement. In late April, Fidelity announced that it would allow the 23,000 employers who operate their 401(k) plans on the Fidelity platform to include bitcoin as a permissible investment alternative—in the face of a recent Department of Labor pronouncement that doing so is a glaringly bad idea from the perspective of the fiduciary obligations that inform how 401(k) plan investments are to be selected. READ MORE