Moonves’ $62 Million at CBS Shows Star Pay for Media Executives
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CBS Corp. Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves received $62.2 million in total compensation in 2012, a drop of 11 percent that still places him among the top-earning executives in the U.S.
Moonves’s pay, reported according to regulatory standards, consisted of salary, bonus, awards, option awards, a gain in his pension and other compensation, according to a regulatory filing today by New York-based CBS, owner of the most-watched TV network. His 2011 total was $69.9 million.