This Is the Highest-Paid CEO in America

You probably haven't heard of the best-paid guy running a boardroom in America: David Zaslav is CEO of Discovery Communications, and he is far and away the winner, with some $156.1 million in compensation last year—more than four times what he made the previous year and more than $100 million more than runner-up Les Moonves of CBS. Zaslav has overseen a fivefold hike in Discovery's stock since 2008, and increased viewership with the likes of Deadliest Catch and other reality shows. "He's a dynamic leader at the helm of a company in a very fast-changing industry," says a portfolio manager. The AP takes a look at the top 10 best-paid CEOs, noting that the list is dominated by media companies:

2. Moonves, $54.4 million, down 17%
3. Philippe Dauman, Viacom, $44.3 million, up 19%
4. Robert Iger, Walt Disney, $43.7 million, up 27%
5. Marissa Mayer, Yahoo, $42.1 million, up 69%
6. Leonard Schleifer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, $42 million, up 16%
7. Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com, $39.9 million, up 27%
8. Jeffrey Leiden, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, $36.6 million, up 179%
9. Brian Roberts, Comcast, $33 million, up 5%
10. Jeffrey Bewkes, Time Warner, $32.7 million, unchanged

The AP has an interactive graphic here. (Meanwhile, CEO pay hit a pretty big milestone earlier this month.)