The highest-paid GCs on our list represent over two dozen different industries, but only five of these had more than five legal officers that made our list of the top 100. Top legal officers in finance made the most, with an average pay of $2.8 million. Telecom GCs were right behind them, raking in $2.4 million on average.
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| Finance | ||
|---|---|---|
| GC | Company | Total Cash |
| Brackett Denniston III | General Electric Company | $7,050,200 |
| Gary Lynch | Morgan Stanley | $3,469,000 |
| Carrie Dwyer | The Charles Schwab Corporation | $2,974,399 |
| Peter Beshar | Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | $2,563,750 |
| John Halvey | NYSE Euronext, Inc. | $1,480,769 |
| Noah Hanft | MasterCard Incorporated | $1,198,250 |
| Joshua Floum | Visa, Inc. | $1,185,981 |
| Industry Average | $2,846,050 | |
