United States-Enormous pay rise for McDonalds boss.

UNITED STATES-PAY RISE AT McDONALDS.

McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner’s compensation jumped 44 percent to $13.6 million in 2008, with most of the increase coming from stock-option awards valued at $4.4 million versus 2007’s awards of $1.4 million. Skinner’s base pay rose slightly to $1.3 million in 2008. Skinner’s total compensation would have put him at No. 11 on the Sun-Times’ recent list of CEO compensation at major Illinois companies.