HomeBusiness & FinanceMedia CEO’s Top Earners Over Other Industries admin Monday, June 2, 2014 Business & Finance, Feature, The Receipt When CEO’s in the media business get paid more than CEO’s in the utility and natural gas industries, it is evident that we live in a different day and age. Recent reports show that six of the top ten highest paid CEO’s are in the media industry. Last year, Anthony Petrello, the CEO of a gas drilling company, grossed over $68 million). However, this year the results tell a different story. The highest paid media-indulged CEO of 2014 is Les Moonves of CBS. His earnings comes in at no. 2 at $65.6M. Of the other five CEOs that round out the top-ten, none of them racked in less than $30 million. No. 5 – Philippe Dauman (Viacom, $37.2M) No. 7 – Bob Iger (Disney, $34.3M) No. 8 – David Zaslav (Discovery, $33.3M) No. 9 – Jeff Bewkes (Time Warner, $32.5M) No. 10 – Brian Roberts (Comcast, $31.4M)
