No big surprises here. Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Abbott Laboratories, Mylan, Amgen, Eli Lilly and Novartis have the top highest paid CEOS, according to Fierce Pharma, which has been tracking pharmaceutical company CEO salaries for years.
William Weldon, J&J's former CEO (now chairman) took last year's prize with $26.7 million in total comp in 2011.
Occupy Wall Street, austerity budgets and class warfare have had no impact -- so far -- on the fortunes of corporate executives.
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