Growth in CFOs' total compensation was off nearly three percentage points last year.
On the back of stronger revenue and operating income, both finance chiefs and CEOs saw their personal incomes leap by about 10% last year.
The first round of proxy statements after the new pay ratio rule took effect underscores inherent flaws in the rule.
In addition, a greater percentage of CFOs than CEOs received raises in 2016, according to a study by Compensation Advisory Partners.
Three-quarters of executives earn at least their targeted short-term incentive bonus, a study finds.
For a second straight year following a sharp drop in 2012, the median value of CFO perquisites was $24,900 among Fortune 500 companies.
Finance chiefs got higher-percentage raises in 2014, yet fell further behind on a raw-dollar basis.
Underperforming companies are using new measures of executive compensation to appease proxy readers.
CEOs still earn three times as much, but finance chiefs keep nibbling away at the disparity.
Finance chiefs still earn only about a third what their bosses do, but they’re nibbling at the differential.
