The highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks, another sign that high CEO pay is not some kind of depredation at the expense of the rest of the company.

最高级的CEO薪酬是支付给外部候选人的，而不是内部人选。这再次表明，高级 CEO的薪酬并不是以牺牲公司其他员工为代价的掠夺。