GM's Barra, Lockheed's Hewson among highest paid female CEOs
Here are the 10 highest-paid female CEOs for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm.
The AP's compensation study covered 340 executives at S&P 500 companies who have served at least two full consecutive fiscal years at their respective companies, which filed proxy statements between Jan. 1 and April 30. Some companies with highly paid CEOs do not fit these criteria.
Compensation often includes stock and option grants that the CEO may not receive for years unless certain performance measures are met. For some companies, big raises occur when CEOs get a stock grant in one year as part of a multi-year grant.
FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2019, file photo Chairwoman and CEO of General Motors Mary Barra is interviewed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. At $21.9 million, Barra was the highest-paid female CEO for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. (AP PhotoRichard Drew, File)
1. Mary Barra
General Motors
$21.9 million
Change from last year: 0%
Her pay vs typical company worker: 281 times, down from 295
2. Marillyn Hewson
Lockheed Martin
$21.5 million
Change: Up 7%
Her pay vs typical company worker: 191 times, up from 186
FILE - In this Jan. 13, 2017, file photo Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson talks to reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York after a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. At $21.5 million, Hewson was the second highest-paid female CEO for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. (AP PhotoEvan Vucci, File)
3. Phebe Novakovic
General Dynamics
$20.7 million
Change: Down 2%
Her pay vs typical company worker: 240 times, up from 218
4. Virginia Rometty
IBM
$17.6 million
Change: Down 3%
Her pay vs typical company worker: 319 times, down from 341
FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2017, file photo, General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with manufacturing executives at the White House in Washington. At $20.7 million, Novakovic was the third highest-paid female CEO for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. (AP PhotoEvan Vucci, File)
5. Adena Friedman
Nasdaq
$14.4 million
Change: 0%
Her pay vs typical company worker: 129 times, down from 132
6. Mary Dillon
Ulta Beauty
$14.2 million
Change: Up 90%
Her pay vs typical company worker: 556 times, up from 275
FILE - In this May 23, 2018, file photo IBM's President and CEO Virginia Rometty leaves after her meeting with France's President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris. At $17.6 million, Rometty was the fourth highest-paid female CEO for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. (AP PhotoFrancois Mori, File)
7. Susan Griffith
Progressive
$14.2 million
Change: Up 53%
Her pay vs typical company worker: 225 times, up from 136
8. Vicki Hollub
Occidental Petroleum
$14.1 million
Change: Up 11%
Her pay vs typical company worker: 114 times, up from 110
FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman is photographed at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York. At $14.4 million, Friedman was the fifth highest-paid female CEO for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. (AP PhotoRichard Drew, File)
9. Lynn Good
Duke Energy
$13.8 million
Change: Down 35%
Her pay vs typical company worker: 119 times, down from 175
10. Lisa Su
Advanced Micro Devices
$13.4 million
Change: Up 23%
Her pay vs typical company worker: 165 times, up from 121
This undated photo provided by Ulta Beauty Inc. shows CEO Mary Dillon. At $14.2 million, Dillon. was the sixth highest-paid female CEO for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. (Ulta Beauty Inc. via AP)
In this undated image provided by Progressive Corporation CEO Tricia Griffith poses for a photo. At $14.2 million, Griffith was the seventh highest-paid female CEO for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. (Progressive Corporation via AP)
FILE - In this undated, file photo provided by Occidental Petroleum Corp., Occidental President and CEO Vicki Hollub poses for a photo. At $14.1 million, Hollub was the eighth highest-paid female CEO for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. (Occidental Petroleum Corp. via AP, File)
FILE - In this March 6, 2014, file photo, Duke Energy President and CEO Lynn Good discusses the stability of the power grid with environmental regulations during a media availability at the IHS CERAWeek energy conference in Houston. At $13.8 million, Good was the ninth highest-paid female CEO for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. (AP PhotoPat Sullivan, File)
FILE - In this May 1, 2019, file photo Lisa Su, president and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, attends the opening bell at Nasdaq in New York. At $13.4 million, Su was the tenth highest-paid female CEO for 2018, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. (AP PhotoMark Lennihan, File)