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CFO Staff,
CFO Magazine
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Mixed Bag
Salaries and bonuses are up, but long-term incentives are shrinking.

In $ thousands
| Base Salary |
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148.5 |
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305.7 |
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500.0 |
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| Short-term Incentive |
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30.4 |
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273.8 |
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538.4 |
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| Total Cash Compensation |
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150.0 |
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474.8 |
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842.6 |
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| Long-term Incentive |
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44.6 |
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700.5 |
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1,635.2 |
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| Total Direct Compensation |
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363.1 |
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1,361.0 |
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2,685.7 |
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Base salary: Base salary earned in the fiscal year.
Short-term incentive: Annual bonus (cash).
Total cash compensation (TCC): Sum of base salary and annual incentive.
Long-term incentive: Includes incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, phantom stock, restricted stock, SARs, performance units, performance shares, and cash.
Total direct compensation (TDC): Sum of base salary, annual incentive, and long-term incentive.
Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting
Return to the article "Changing Fortunes: The 2004 Compensation Survey."
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