How much r thinks corporate head makes

payexec

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question We would like to know what you think people in these jobs actually earn. Please write in how much you think they usually earn, each year, before taxes. Many people are not exactly sure about this but your best guess will be close enough. This may be difficult, but it is very important. So please try. nPlease write in how much they actually earn each year. E. The chairman of a large national corporation?

Values

[1e+06] $1 million (or more, for 1987 & 2000)
[99999997] never worked
[NA(d)] can't choose [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Question Years and Ballots

ballots	years
A/B/C	2000
B/C/-	2021
Full	1987

Overview

For further details see the GSS Data Explorer page for payexec.

Counts by year:

year	iap	10000	100500	11000	110000	12000	120000	125000	130000	135000	15000	150000	156000	16000	165000	175000	18000	180000	18200	184700	185000	187000	189000	19000	190000	197600	1e+05	$1 million (or more, for 1987 & 2000)	2000	20000	21840	22000	22500	225000	24000	25000	250000	26000	275000	28000	280000	28800	29000	2e+05	3000	30000	31200	32000	330000	34000	3500	35000	350000	360000	370000	375000	38000	39000	3e+05	4000	40000	42000	420000	45000	450000	47000	4e+05	5000	50000	55000	5830	5e+05	6000	60000	62000	64000	65000	650000	6e+05	7000	70000	73000	75000	750000	79000	7e+05	8000	80000	82000	84000	8500	85000	850000	89000	8e+05	9000	90000	93000	95000	950000	9e+05	can't choose	no answer	1000	115000	12500	140000	160000	170000	230000	255000	270000	325000	4500	49000	52000	53000	57000	0	1.1e+07	1.2e+07	1.3e+07	1.4e+07	1.5e+07	1.7e+07	100	105000	10500000	11	111000	1200000	123456	1250000	12500000	1300000	137000	1450	1500000	150009	15500000	1700000	17200000	1750000	176000	1e+07	2.5e+07	20	210000	220000	2200000	2300000	240000	2500000	25677	26	260000	276000	2782889	279000	290000	2e+06	2e+07	3.5e+07	30	320000	35	3500000	380000	3e+06	3e+07	4.5e+07	4000900	425000	4500000	4566778	456888	4e+06	4e+07	5	500	5500	550000	5500000	5e+06	5e+07	600	676789	690876	6e+06	6e+07	7.5e+07	72000	7500000	79999	7e+06	7e+07	800	800009	8950	8e+06	8e+07	9.9e+07	98000	999999	9e+06	9e+07	skipped on web	not available in this year	Total
1987	255	7	1	1	2	4	6	16	3	1	6	80	1	2	1	9	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	202	66	2	13	1	2	1	3	2	18	62	3	1	1	1	1	1	109	1	23	1	1	1	3	1	13	11	1	1	2	1	2	52	1	34	1	1	9	6	1	28	1	93	5	1	76	2	60	1	1	12	1	5	1	29	1	42	14	1	8	1	46	1	1	1	13	1	1	12	4	12	1	5	1	5	68	201	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1819
2000	1545	3	-	-	5	1	14	20	3	-	1	56	-	-	-	2	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	129	256	-	3	-	2	-	1	2	1	60	-	-	-	-	-	-	77	2	6	-	1	-	-	-	2	7	-	-	-	1	1	35	-	5	-	-	5	3	-	14	-	26	4	-	96	-	31	-	-	2	1	10	-	23	-	19	11	-	5	1	36	-	-	-	3	-	-	11	-	13	-	2	1	2	75	164	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2817
2021	2029	7	-	-	1	-	14	3	4	-	6	58	-	-	-	5	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55	238	1	9	-	-	-	-	-	2	80	-	3	-	-	-	-	83	1	4	-	-	-	-	-	2	15	-	-	2	-	-	75	-	2	-	-	-	12	-	51	-	20	1	-	152	-	5	-	-	2	3	24	-	4	-	4	32	-	19	1	7	-	-	-	1	2	-	19	-	6	-	1	4	11	11	124	2	1	-	2	5	-	1	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	4	1	1	28	1	1	1	1	1	1	12	1	1	1	2	1	1	29	1	1	1	1	1	1	127	22	1	1	3	1	1	1	19	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	111	49	1	1	1	1	5	1	67	14	1	1	1	2	1	1	16	4	1	2	1	1	2	112	25	1	1	1	9	1	2	1	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	1	1	2	3	50	-	4032
Total	3829	17	1	1	8	5	34	39	10	1	13	194	1	2	1	16	2	10	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	386	560	3	25	1	4	1	4	4	21	202	3	4	1	1	1	1	269	4	33	1	2	1	3	1	17	33	1	1	4	2	3	162	1	41	1	1	14	21	1	93	1	139	10	1	324	2	96	1	1	16	5	39	1	56	1	65	57	1	32	3	89	1	1	1	17	3	1	42	4	31	1	8	6	18	154	489	3	2	1	3	8	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	4	1	1	28	1	1	1	1	1	1	12	1	1	1	2	1	1	29	1	1	1	1	1	1	127	22	1	1	3	1	1	1	19	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	111	49	1	1	1	1	5	1	67	14	1	1	1	2	1	1	16	4	1	2	1	1	2	112	25	1	1	1	9	1	2	1	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	7	1	1	1	1	2	3	50	0	8668