5. Hamilton "Tony" James, $26.2 million
Hamilton
Blackstone Group COO Tony James
Title: President and COO
Company: Blackstone Group (BX)
CEO: Stephen A. Schwarzman, $6.7 million
Pay difference: $19.4 million

A $350,000 salary isn't bad, but what really pushed James over the top was a massive bonus of $23.5 million.

Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of the private-equity giant, got the same salary, but no bonus -- his total pay seems almost meager by comparison at $6.7 million. Of course, considering Schwarzman made $180 million in 2007, he's probably not too broken up about it. --J.O.

Source: Equilar, Inc.


Methodology: Total compensation is calculated as the sum of base salary, discretionary and performance-based cash bonuses, the grant-date fair value for stock and option awards during the fiscal year, and other compensation like earnings on deferred compensation, benefits and perks. Equilar, an executive compensation research firm, looked at CEOs at 1,000 of the largest public U.S. companies as measured by revenue. Pay data based on companies' fiscal year end of Dec. 2010 unless otherwise noted. Cash compensation and stock and options increases may not add up exactly to total compensation increases due to rounding.
By Stacy Cowley and James O'Toole @CNNMoney - Last updated January 06 2012: 5:23 PM ET
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