CEO Compensation

For private companies (from XConomy's writeup)

2008 CEO Cash Compensation (base salary and bonus) By Business Segment:

Life sciences—$410,000
Medical devices—$371,000
Content, information provider—$364,000
Software—$350,000
Services, consulting, integration—$336
Communications—$328,000
Clean technology—$321,000
Hardware, semiconductors, electronics—$315,000

2008 CEO Cash Compensation (base salary and bonus) by Geography

Life sciences/medical devices

New England—$422,000
California—$404,000
Mid-Atlantic—$376,000
South—$337,000
Midwest—$247,000
West—(sample size too small)

Technology

Midwest—$358,000
South—$351,000
California—$345,000
New England—$343,000
Mid-Atlantic—$327,000
West—$322,000