The company's proxy statements say his compensation rose 10 percent over 2002.

Goldman said compensation rose as a result of its higher earnings.

Thus, if the average goes up in other cities, the compensation of the local safety employees automatically rises.

In 1977, average compensation for a major league player rose 50 percent to $76,000.

It found that the median compensation for an individual director rose 16.5 percent.

A year earlier, the firm reported that compensation for chief executives had risen about 30 percent.

From 1991 to 1993, a period when earnings and revenues set new records every year, compensation at those firms rose by more than 50 percent.

The average total compensation for each company's top officer rose about 4 percent to $6.7 million in 1995 from $6.44 million a year earlier.

Employees did no better: compensation rose 2.7 percent, the lowest increase since 1981.

His initial compensation rose to $12,500 annually in addition to a 20% share of profits.