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CEO Pay 2008 | Top Bonuses
The economic recession took a toll on CEO bonuses last year.
The economic recession took a toll on CEO bonuses last year.
Bonuses fell by a median 41 percent to $128,356 among 98 Northwest CEOs who were in place for both 2007 and 2008. What's more, 32 CEOs did not get any bonus last year, including 20 who received one in 2007. But some CEOs still took home big bonuses. Here are the top five CEO bonuses for 2008.
| CEO | Company | 2008 bonuses |
| John Carter* | Schnitzer Steel | $6,000,000 |
| Peter Rose | Expeditors International | 5,815,769 |
| Jim Voelker** | InfoSpace | 4,066,500 |
| Mark Pigott | Paccar | 3,333,750 |
| Mark Parker | Nike | 2,682,684 |
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*Carter left the CEO post in December 2008. **Voelker left the CEO post in February 2009. Source: Equilar |
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