CEO Pay Watch St. Jude Medical Inc.
Daniel Starks, chairman, president and CEO
Total compensation: $2,934,295 for the year ended Dec. 31
Salary: $1,045,500
Non-equity incentive pay: $1,301,648
Other compensation: $36,500
Exercised stock options: $550,647
New stock options: 367,512
Total 2012 return to shareholders: 7.7 percent
Note: The company also recorded an expense of $1,426,001 for stock awards and $2,912,165 for option awards in 2012 as part of Stark's long-term compensation award.
