The 10 Highest Paid CEOs of 2013

The 10 Highest Paid CEOs of 2013

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Richard Adkerson, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold

Total Pay in 2013: $55.3 million

The CEO of the Phoenix-based mega producer of copper and gold got a one-time payment of nearly $37 million to renegotiate his contract. That led his total pay to shoot up 294 percent.

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