Linda Wachner's $11 million compensation package from Warnaco Group places her atop the list of highest paid women in corporate America.

The 20 best paid women in corporate America

Total

Rank Name Company Title compensation

1 Linda Wachner Warnaco Group/ Chair, CEO, President $10.19 million/

Authentic Fitness Chair and CEO $975,000

2 Jill Barad Mattel CEO $6.17 million

3 Carol Bartz Autodesk Chair, CEO, President $5.51 million

4 Sally Crawford Healthsource COO $4.02 million

5 Estee Lauder Estee Lauder Former Chair $3.82 million

6 Ngaire Cuneo Conseco Executive VP $3.68 million

7 Jane Hirsh Copley President, $3.39 million

Pharmaceutical International Business

8 Nancy Pedot Gymboree CEO & President $3.19 million

9 Donna Karan Donna Karan Chair, CEO and Chief $2.73 million

International Designer

10 Sharon Mates North American President $2.33 million

Vaccine

11 Amy Lipton CUC International SVP & General Counsel $2.23 million

12 Ellen Gordon Tootsie Roll President and COO $1.66 million

Industries

13 Charlotte Beers Ogilvy & Mather Chair $1.6 million

Worldwide

14 Jane Thompson Homes Services, President $1.55 million

Sears Roebuck

15 Lois Juliber Colgate-North President $1.47 million

America

16 Dorrit Bern Charming Shoppes CEO & President $1.44 million

17 Mary Anne HealthCare Executive VP, Service $1.43 million

Carpenter Compare Products

18 Christie Hefner Playboy Enterprises Chair & CEO $1.4 million

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19 Rosemarie Greco CoreStates Bank President & CEO $1.36 million

20 Carol St. Mark Pitney Bowes President $1.33 million

Business Services

Source: Working Woman magazine

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