The $38 Million CEO Who Out-Earned His Company Last Year

  • Ultimate's Scherr is 10th best-paid tech CEO in BBG Pay Index
  • Many shareholders question pay practices even as stock soars

Scott Scherr.

Source: Ultimate Software Group Inc.
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By almost any measure, Scott Scherr makes a lot of money.

As chief executive officer of Ultimate Software Group Inc., Scherr’s pay tripled to $38.3 million last year, a filing showed this month. That’s far higher than his rivals and more than the company earned itself. It even tops the compensation of Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, who runs a firm 140 times the size of Ultimate.