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
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