CEO Compensation: Top 10 top paid executives in U.S.

Editor’s Note: Following is a list of 10 top paid CEOs in the wireless industry in the United States.
Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T Corp., is the top paid executive in the telecom space among U.S.-based public companies. Stephenson is followed by Qualcomm Inc. CEO and Chairman Dr. Paul Jacobs. During the next month, RCR Wireless News will feature top paid executives each Monday.
No. 1 Randall Stephenson
AT&T CEO
Salary: $1.45 million
Other Compensation: $27.8 million
Total Compensation: $29.3 million
No. 2 Paul Jacobs
Qualcomm Inc. CEO
Salary: $964,427
Other Compensation: $17.9 million
Total Compensation: $18.9 million
No. 3 Ivan Seidenberg
Verizon Communications Inc. CEO
Salary: $2.1 milliion
Other Compensation: $15.4 million
Total Compensation: $17.5 million
No. 4 Ralph de la Vega
AT&T Mobility CEO
Salary: $800,000
Other Compensation: $12.8 million
Total Compensation: $13.6 million
No. 5 Dan Hesse
Sprint Nextel CEO
Salary: $1.2 million
Other Compensation: $11.1 million
Total Compensation: $12.3 million
No. 6 Bill Morrow
Clearwire CEO
Salary: $726,923
Other Compensation: $10.9 million
Total Compensation: $11.7 million
No. 7 Lowell McAdam
Verizon Wireless CEO
Salary: $825,000
Other Compensation: $9.5 million
Total Compensation: $10.3 million
No. 8 Rich Templeton
Texas Instruments CEO
Salary: $963,120
Other Compens ation: $8.7 million
Total Compensation: $9.7 million
No. 9 Roger Lindquist
MetroPCS Communications CEO
Salary: $804,192
Other Compensation: $8.2 million
Total Compensation: $9 million
No. 10 Greg Brown
Motorola co-CEO
Salary: $905,765
Other Compensation: $7.56 Million
Total Compensation: $8.46 Million