8 CEOs on the list are female, and they far outpace the median pay for the Equilar 100 as a whole
After two consecutive years of decline, the pay package for top American executives saw a growth of 28 per cent in 2010, with the bonus payout component witnessing the maximum growth, says executive compensation research firm Equilar.
With a pay packet of $84.5 million, software major Oracle's Larry Ellison has emerged as the highest paid CEO in the US last year
The list was topped by Oracle's Larry Ellison last year.
Sanjay Jha (left) of Motorola and Vikram Pandit (below) of Citigroup are among the three who have made it to the league of top 25 highest paid men in the world.
The average pay of a chief executive at an American company fell by 6.8 per cent in 2008, as entities made steep cuts in bonuses in the wake of the financial meltdown.
The reason for the windfall: the soaring value of their stock awards.
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