$20,783,301 | Gregory Case, chief executive and president of Aon Corp.

Salary: $1,500,000 Bonus: $0 Stock awards: $17,280,702 Options awards: $0 Non-equity incentive pay: $1,950,000 Other pay: $52,599 Perks included in other pay: Contributions to Aon savings plan ($24,900), dividend equivalents ($25,229), executive physical ($2,150), and cost for spouse to accompany him on a business trip ($320).

How the company did in 2010: Aon's net profit fell 5 percent, from $747 million to $706 million. Revenue grew 12 percent to $8.51 billion. Aon's stock rose 21.8 percent to $46.01.

Photo: Gregory C. Case testifies at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing titled "Protecting Americans From Catastrophic Terrorism Risk", Sep. 27, 2006, in Washington, D.C. (Jay Mallin/Bloomberg News)