This statistic shows the gap in pay increase between CEOs and average workers at top U.S. firms in 2010. CEOs got a pay increase of about 28 percent while the average worker got an increase of about 3 percent.
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Time. (January 30, 2012). Average gap in pay increase between CEOs and workers at top U.S. firms in 2010 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/222949/pay-increases-at-top-us-firms-for-ceos-and-workers/
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Time. (2012). Average gap in pay increase between CEOs and workers at top U.S. firms in 2010. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/222949/pay-increases-at-top-us-firms-for-ceos-and-workers/
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Average gap in pay increase between CEOs and workers at top U.S. firms in 2010 [Graph], Time, January 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/222949/pay-increases-at-top-us-firms-for-ceos-and-workers/
