Who Makes What - Comparisons

THE BONUS ROUND Some people get a fruitcake; others get 396 percent of their annual income. We scoured SEC filings and other sources to find out what a few bigwigs made in bonuses.
WHO	IRENE ROSENFELD CEO, Kraft Foods	TED LILLY Starting pitcher, Chicago Cubs	KEVIN BENSON President and CEO, Laidlaw International**	RONALD TAYLOR CEO, DeVry Inc.	BRIAN GAMACHE CEO, WMS Industries***
TOTAL PAY	$6.45 million* (2006)	$9 million (2007)	$1.89 million	$1.71 million	$1.23 million
BASE SALARY	$1.3 million	$5 million	$663,667	$900,000	$737,500
BONUS	$5.15 million	$4 million	$1.23 million	$810,113	$493,670
BONUS AS PERCENTAGE OF SALARY	396	80	185	90	67
BONUS IN NUMBER OF ...	16-slice packages of Kraft American Singles: 1,122,004	16-ounce cups of Old Style at Wrigley Field: 727,273	Roundtrip Greyhound bus tickets between Chicago and Milwaukee: 51,250	Semesters (tuition only) at DeVry University's Illinois campuses: 131	25-cent plays on a Hot Hot Super Jackpot slot machine: 1,974,680
	* Does not include award of restricted stock worth between $3.1 million and $8.8 million. (Additional source: Chicago Tribune)	(Additional sources: Chicago Tribune, sportsline.cnn.com)	**Naperville-based holding company for Greyhound bus lines		**Waukegan-based gaming company. (Additional source: Daily Herald*)

THEN AND NOW Forty years ago, a Daley helmed City Hall (Richard J.), a pro sports franchise finished the regular season first in the regular season first in its league (the Blackhawks), and teacherse eked by on a slender income ($6,000). To see how things have changed, we took a look at a few salaries over time.
	1967	IN TODAY'S DOLLARS*	INFLATION-ADJUSTED INCOME	TODAY
Median U.S. wage for women	$2,296	$13,852	70%	$23,546 (2005 - most recent year available)
Median U.S. wage for men	$5,974	$36,059	-3%	$34,926 (2005 - most recent year available)
Average major league baseball player	$19,000 (Source: usatoday.com)	$114,683	2,254%	$2,699,292 (White Sox player Joe Crede came the closest locally at $2.68 million in 2006; he'll make $4.94 million in 2007) (Source: sportsline.com)
Evanston District 65 teacher	$6,000	$36,216	89%	$68,571 Brian Stone, business education teacher, Evanston Township High School
Average faculty member, Northwestern University	$13,899 (Source: Time)	$83,893	38%	$115,800**
Entry-level nurse	$6,500**	$39,234	22%	$48,048 Chicago Department of Health
Entry-level police officer, Chicago Police Department	$6,792**	$40,996	5%	$43,104
Director of a City of Chicago mental health center	$11,364**	$68,592	1%	$69,168 John M. Fusco
Entry-level librarian	$7,000**	$42,252	-1%	$41,688 Chicago Public Library
Evanston mayor	$3,600**	$21,729	-22%	$17,000** Lorraine Morton (2005 - most recent year available)
Average entry-level college grad with a degree in science or engineering	$8,400**	$50,702	-27%	$37,000 Stephanie McNee, cognitive science research assistant, University of Chicago
Adjusted to 2006 rate using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index. Source: Chicago Tribune*

PUNCHING IN It's been some time since most multimillionaires laid eyes on a timecard—or saw a nine-to-five workday, for that matter—but in an effort to wrap our heads around the salaries of a few folks hauling down the big bucks, we broke down their paychecks into hourly wages, based on a 40-hour workweek.
Median hourly wage of a U.S. worker: $18.62 (Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
WHO	OPRAH WINFREY Chairman, Harpo Inc.	EDWARD J. ZANDER CEO, Motorola	W. JAMES McNERNEY JR. CEO, Boeing Company	PAUL B. MULHOLLEM President and CEO, Archer Daniels Midland	BRENDA C. BARNES CEO, Sara Lee	CRAIG P. OMTVEDT Senior vice president and CFO, Fortune Brands	DAVID B. VERMYLEN President and COO, Treehouse Foods	MICHAEL G. STEIN Executive vice president, Corus Bank N.A.
SALARY (2006)	Approx. $225 million*	$4.87 million**	$3.57 million**	$1.67 million*** (retired)	$1.43 million**	$555,000***	$$555,000***	$275,000***
HOURLY WAGE	$108,173	$2,341	$1,716	$803	$688	$267	$240	$132
Source: Forbes. *Source: Chicago Tribune.* **Source: Crain's Chicago Business 2007 Book of Lists*

HEAD TO HEAD We pitted several Chicagoans one-on-one against each other to measure performance—of a sort.
	CEDRIC BENSON Running back, Chicago Bears Salary: $5.67 million* Dollars per yard rushed (2006 season): $8,764	THOMAS JONES Running back, Chicago Bears Salary: $1.85 million* Dollars per yard rushed (2006 season): $344
	BEN GORDON Guard, Chicago Bulls Salary: $3.86 million* Dollars per point scored (2005-06 season): $2,861	KIRK HINRICH Guard, Chicago Bulls Salary: $3.19 million* Dollars per point scored (2005-06 season): $2,484
	JOHN W. McCARTER JR. President and trustee, Field Museum Salary (2005): $434,534 Pay per visitor (2005): 33 cents	DAVID MOSENA President, Museum of Science and Industry Salary (2005): $371,392 Pay per visitor (2005): 21 cents
	HENRY S. BIENEN President, Northwestern University Salary (2006-07): $650,500 Dollars per undergraduate student enrolled (fall 2006):** $82	SYLVIA MANNING Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago Salary (2006-07): $321,000 Dollars per undergraduate student enrolled (fall 2006):** $21
	GARY CATALANI Superintendent, Community Unit School District 200, Wheaton Salary (2005-06): $380,227* Pay per student:** $27	GARY CATALANI CEO, Chicago Public Schools Salary (2005-06): $208,316* Pay per student:** 49 cents