Top 10 Women with Biggest Salaries in the World

Have you underestimate the prowess of women today? You shouldn't be. In family and in business, women nowadays excel in different areas of life. And this is proven in their salaries paid out for them in the corporate world. Have a look to this list of the "Top 10 Women with Biggest Salaries in the World".



1. Carol Bartz

President and CEO
Company: Yahoo! (YHOO)
2009 Total compensation: $47.2 million

2. Safra Catz

President and CFO
Company: Oracle (ORCL)
2009 Total compensation: $36.4 million

3. Carrie Cox

Former EVP and President
Company: Global Pharmaceuticals
Schering-Plough
2009 Total compensation: $23 million

4. Irene Rosenfeld

Chairman and CEO
Company: Kraft Foods (KFT)
2009 Total compensation: $22.1 million

5. Wellington J. Denahan-Norris

Vice Chairman, Chief Investment Officer and COO
Company: Annaly Capital Management (NLY)
2009 Total compensation: $21.6 million

6. Pamela H. Patsley

Chairman and CEO
Company: Moneygram International (MGI)
2009 Total compensation: $17.9 million

7. Susan M. Ivey

Chairman, President and CEO
Company: Reynolds American (RAI)
2009 Total compensation: $16.2 million

8. Martine A. Rothblatt

Chairman and CEO
Company: United Therapeutics (UTHR)
2009 Total compensation: $15.8 million

9. Carol M. Meyrowitz

President and CEO
Company: TJX Companies (TJX)
2009 Total compensation: $14.8 million

10. Indra Nooyi

Chairman and CEO
Company: PepsiCo (PEP)
2009 Total compensation: $14.2 million

Note: Total compensation of the said company officials includes annualized base salary, the grant-date fair value of new stock and option awards, discretionary and performance-based bonus payouts, and other compensation. If relevant, other compensation includes severance payments. Equilar Inc., an executive compensation research firm in Redwood Shores, Calif., prepared the chart by looking at companies with more than $1 billion in revenues that filed proxies by Aug. 15.

In your own opinion, what makes you think they come that far in their careers and garnered the biggest salaries in the world?
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