CIO Compensation: Tech Execs Who Make Millions

By Kim S. Nash

Salary and benefits for superstar chief information officers range from home security systems to fat cash bonuses. Joe Smialowski, formerly of Freddie Mac, took home the biggest bonus on our list last year: $1,350,000. Close on his heels was Robert Golden of Prudential Financial, with his $1.3 million bonus. It's no surprise that financial services firms dominate the list, but other industries made a strong showing, including retail and manufacturing.

Our ranks are based on proxy statements filed by the Fortune 1000. Click on to see how the other half lives.

No. 10: Larry Kittelberger, Honeywell: $4.1 Million

Larry Kittelberger, senior vice president for technology and operations at Honeywell International, joined the company in 2001; his 39-year technology career also includes CIO positions at Lucent, AlliedSignal and Tenneco. Kittelberger now sits on two boards, Arbitron and Commonwealth Industries, and chairs Honeywell's technology leadership council. In April, he opened Honeywell's first tech facility in India.

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