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How Other WorkersCompare to Your CEO

Click here to see recent figures on average compensation by major job classification and compare these to what the CEO makes.


How many workers could be supported by Ivan G. Seidenberg's pay package?
Using the AFL-CIO Total*, Ivan G. Seidenberg made $20,333,127, which is equal to:
12 Nobel prize winners
50 average university presidents
50 U.S. presidents
74 AFL-CIO presidents
108 Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
499 average workers
1,348 minimum-wage earners


How long would it take to equal Ivan G. Seidenberg's total compensation for 2008?
Using the AFL-CIO Total*:
  • A Nobel prize winner would have to work until 2022 A.D.
  • An average university president would have to work until 2060 A.D.
  • The President of the United States would have to work until 2060 A.D.
  • AFL-CIO President John Sweeney would have to work until 2084 A.D.
  • The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff would have to work until 2118 A.D.
  • An average worker would have to work until 2509 A.D.
  • A minimum-wage earner would have to work until 3358 A.D.



  • * For information on the different ways of calculating this number and to see the SEC total compensation value for this CEO click on the Calculating Executive Compensation link below.











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