CEO Salaries Dropping but Bonuses Still Guaranteed: Report

Median CEO pay is at its lowest in 10 years, but bonus payouts remain high. Australia’s best-paid boss took home over $27 million last year.

Australian banknotes in Melbourne, on Nov. 7, 2017. Paul Crocker/AFP via Getty Images

This year’s annual survey of CEO remuneration by activist shareholder group, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) shows that the salaries of leaders of the ASX200 companies have fallen.

However, bonus payments have become the norm, with only two bosses failing to take home a substantial payout.