Warren E. Buffett
2008
In 2008, Warren E. Buffett earned a total compensation of $490.7K as Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the Board at BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY, a 180% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $100,000 |
|---|---|
| Other | $390,709 |
| Total | $490,709 |
Buffett received $390.7K in other compensation, accounting for 80% of the total pay in 2008.
Buffett also received $100K in bonus.
Rankings
In 2008, Warren E. Buffett's compensation ranked 6,565th out of 9,135 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Buffett earned more than 28.1% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 6,565 out of 9,135 | 28th |
Division Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate | 1,256 out of 2,034 | 38th |
Major group Insurance Carriers | 254 out of 306 | 17th |
Industry group Fire, Marine, And Casualty Insurance | 133 out of 167 | 20th |
Industry Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance | 133 out of 167 | 20th |
Source: SEC filing on March 10, 2011.
Buffett's colleagues
We found two more compensation records of executives who worked with Warren E. Buffett at BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY in 2008.