Compensations for top Wall Street executives are all out before the tax deadline and JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon came on top in 2011 by taking home $23M. Next one in line, Vikram Pandit, CEO of Citigroup took home $14.9M. And yes I hear you, Citigroup usually doesn’t pay the best. Morgan Stanley Chairman and CEO James Gorman was also in the 8-figure club with $10.5M in all.There is a name you might be looking for that did not come on top this year. Goldman Sach’s CEO Lloyd Blankfein’s pay was $12M in 2011, a down tick from $18M in 2010. Out the $12M Blankfein received, $5M was in cash, and $3M of that $5M was classified as bonus. Goldman stock had a one-way downward ride in 2011 and finished the year at 54% where it started. Earnings fell 47% and was directly responsible for the 2,400 job cuts.For more news and updates, keep it right here at the Financial New Network, I’m Julia Sun.
