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Title: President and Chief Development and Strategy Officer

Company: Select Medical Holdings (SEM)

CEO: Robert A. Ortenzio

Pay difference: $7.0 million

A longtime director, Chernow joined Select Medical as president in 2010, and to sweeten the deal, the firm awarded him stock worth nearly $7.5 million.

If that wasn't enough, because Chernow had to move from Colorado to a new home near Select's Pennsylvania headquarters, the firm gave him a relocation bonus of $150,000. It's safe to say that will cover the U-Haul rental.

Select added Chief Development Officer to Chernow's title last January and his stock award won't vest completely until 2016, so it looks like his bosses are hoping he won't pick up and move again any time soon. --J.O.

Source: Equilar, Inc.

NEXT: Jeffrey A. Wilke, $7.2 million

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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