25 Highest-paid women
Which corporate women raked it in - and how much did they earn?
1. Safra Catz
President
Oracle (ORCL)2009 Most Powerful Women rank: 12
2008 Total compensation: $42.4 million
Source: Equilar Inc.
Note: Oracle's Safra Catz did not appear on the Highest-Paid Women list in the Sept. 28 issue of Fortune Magazine because information on her salary was submitted after the list's print deadline.
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Last updated September 22 2009: 11:55 AM ET
Note: Total compensation includes annualized base salary, discretionary and performance-based bonus payouts, the grant-date fair value of new stock and option awards 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.
