Executive Compensation is how top executives of business
corporations are paid. Salary is
taxable to an individual at a high individual rate. It part of that income can be converted to
capital gain[?], for example by granting
stock options to executives a more advantageous tax treatment may be obtained.
Other components of an executive compensation package may include such perks as generous retirement plans, a chauffered limosine, an executive jet, interest free loans for the purchase of housing, etc.