man offering cash A study of CEO pay ratio by Pearl Meyer found that industry has an impact on the size of the ratio between CEO and median employee pay. (Photo: Shutterstock)

A new study on CEO pay ratios acknowledges that some see the disclosure requirement as a way to change what can be a massive gulf between CEO pay and median employee pay at a company. But it advises boards of directors against using results to change compensation programs.

It also cautions against comparing companies and their CEO and median employee pay.

So says executive compensation consultancy Pearl Meyer on the release of The CEO Pay Ratio: Data and Perspectives from the 2018 Proxy Season, based on information from Main Data Group and published in conjunction with The National Association of Corporate Directors.

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