base salary
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In 2015, only 2% of chief communications officers told Korn Ferry that they earned a base salary in its survey’s highest bracket at the time, which ranged from $625,000 to $800,000.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Shake Shack said Hook will receive an initial annual base salary of $625,000 and an annual bonus with a target of 100% of her base pay.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
SEW chief executive David Hinton - who earns a base salary of £400,000 and received a £115,000 bonus last year - has faced multiple calls to resign over what happened.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
That increase included an annual base salary raise of 17.5% to $587,500, and 26.7 million in stock awards, up from 4.5 million in stock awards the year before.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
Everyone is also entitled to performance bonuses that allow them to earn, in certain cases, the equivalent of 100 percent of their base salary.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
