CEO's Get 312 Times What An Average Worker Is Paid
The chart above, from the Economic Policy Institute, shows the average CEO compensation compared to the average worker's wage. Currently, a CEO makes about 311.7 times what the average worker does. The CEO's were making even more (343.5) before the Bush Recession. But they have recovered from that recession, and their compensation is once again on the rise.
The same cannot be said for workers. While CEO compensation is ...