SEATTLE — A new survey shows the top paid executive in Washington state last year was the head of Starbucks.
Calculations by The Associated Press and executive data firm Equilar show Starbucks Corporation CEO Howard Schultz topped the compensation list in Washington, earning $21.8 million last year.
Schultz stepped down in April.
The survey considered only publicly traded companies with more than $1 billion in revenue that filed their proxy statements with federal regulators between Jan. 1 and May 1.
It includes CEOs who have been in place for at least two years.
