Here’s how much CEOs’ pay has gone up and down — but mostly up and up

Eight years ago, as part of the Dodd-Frank financial reform, Congress required publicly traded U.S. corporations to annually report the ratio of the compensation of their CEO and their median (midpoint) worker.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio
Ratio between a large firm’s CEO’s pay and the pay of the average U.S. worker pay, according to the Economic Policy Institute.CEO annual compensation is computed using the “options realized” compensation series, which includes salary, bonus,