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> if fortune 500 CEO pay is up less than 11% on avg since 2020 Yeah well, in reality it's up considerably more. They didn't get to be the 0.1% by accepting sub

> if fortune 500 CEO pay is up less than 11% on avg since 2020 Yeah well, in reality it's up considerably more. They didn't get to be the 0.1% by accepting sub-inflation pay raises for the last 100+ years. Here is what their actual raises were: 19% in 2021, 16% in 2020, ~14% in 2019 & 2018. Sources below. Meanwhile that's what average hourly wages increased by: 4.7% in 2021, 1.8% in 2020 https://fortune.com/2022/04/01/ceo-pay-rose-record-19-percent-2021/ https://fortune.com/2022/04/01/ceo-pay-rose-record-19-percen... https://fortune.com/2021/05/28/ceo-pay-increase-2020-pay-gap-covid-pandemic/ https://fortune.com/2021/05/28/ceo-pay-increase-2020-pay-gap... If you want to make your argument, show a profession which has ACTUALLY been getting sub-inflation raises for a decade or more, but you still consider to be overpaid. It's no coincidence that such combination doesn't exist.

quickthrower2 4y ago
Might be pilots or lawyers but generally they are not overpaid but just paid decent.
- nikitaga 4y ago
  Over the last 10 years in the US: Inflation (CPI): 25.2% (2.2% annual increase) Pilots average wage increase: 67.8% (5.3% annual raise, $118,070 -> $198,190) Lawyers average wage increase: 13.4% (1.2% annual raise, $130,490 -> $148,030) A mere 4.1% points difference in their annual pay raises, but it really adds up over the years – pilots started the past decade with lower wages than lawyers, yet ended it much better off. Keeping pace with inflation is extremely important. https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes532011.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes532011.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20120526161129/https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes532011.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20120526161129/https://www.bls.go... https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20120526012248/https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20120526012248/https://www.bls.go...

quickthrower2 4y ago

Might be pilots or lawyers but generally they are not overpaid but just paid decent.

nikitaga 4y ago
Over the last 10 years in the US: Inflation (CPI): 25.2% (2.2% annual increase) Pilots average wage increase: 67.8% (5.3% annual raise, $118,070 -> $198,190) Lawyers average wage increase: 13.4% (1.2% annual raise, $130,490 -> $148,030) A mere 4.1% points difference in their annual pay raises, but it really adds up over the years – pilots started the past decade with lower wages than lawyers, yet ended it much better off. Keeping pace with inflation is extremely important. https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/ https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes532011.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes532011.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20120526161129/https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes532011.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20120526161129/https://www.bls.go... https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20120526012248/https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm http://web.archive.org/web/20120526012248/https://www.bls.go...