Oracle is one of 14 companies Jarden identified in 2011 as a “peer”to help it gauge the going rate for executive pay – a common practice among boards when setting compensation for top managers. The idea is to survey businesses of similar type and size. In reality, it’s not uncommon for companies to pick peers that are larger than themselves. Big jumps in executive pay sometimes follow.
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2015 Executive Pay By Peer Group
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Infographic source: Bloomberg