Walmart's Duke 26th highest-paid CEO

Walmart CEO Mike Duke is the 26th-highest paid CEO according to recent figures.

The Walmart head man reportedly makes $20.7 million, up 14 percent from last year.

CBS' Leslie Moonves is the high-paid CEO at $60.3 million, a 12-percent drop from 2011.

Here's a look at the 50 highest-paid CEOs of 2012, as calculated by executive pay research firm Equilar.

  1. Leslie Moonves, CBS, $60.3 million, down 12 percent

  2. David Zaslav, Discovery Communications, $49.9 million, down 5 percent

  3. Bob Iger, Disney, $37.1 million, up 18 percent

  4. Philippe Dauman, Viacom, $33.4 million, down 22 percent

  5. John Donahoe, eBay, $29.7 million, up 81 percent

  6. Brian Roberts, Comcast, $29.1 million, up 8 percent

  7. Howard Schultz, Starbucks, $28.9 million, up 80 percent

  8. Ken Chenault, American Express, $28 million, up 25 percent

  9. Rex Tillerson, Exxon Mobil, $27.2 million, up 8 percent

  10. Kent Thiry, DaVita HealthCare, $26.8 million, up 53 percent

  11. Jeffrey Bewkes, Time Warner, $25.7 million, unchanged

  12. Louis Camilleri, Philip Morris International, $24.7 million, up 23 percent

  13. Glenn Murphy, Gap, $24.6 million, up 154 percent

  14. Robert Stevens, Lockheed Martin, $23.8 million, up 16 percent

  15. Richard Fairbank, Capital One Financial, $22.6 million, up 21 percent

  16. John Watson, Chevron, $22.3 million, up 23 percent

  17. Irene Rosenfeld, Mondelez International, $22 million, up 40 percent

  18. Lawrence Culp Jr., Danaher, $21.9 million, up 1 percent

  19. Louis Chenevert, United Technologies, $21.8 million, down 5 percent

  20. Muhtar Kent, Coca-Cola, $21.6 million, up 2 percent

  21. James Gallogly, LyondellBasell Industries, $21.2 million, down 10 percent

  22. James McNerney Jr., Boeing, $21.1 million, up 15 percent

  23. Randall Stephenson, AT&T, $21 million, up 12 percent

  24. Alan Mulally, Ford, $21 million, down 29 percent

  25. Paul Jacobs, Qualcomm, $20.7 million, down 5 percent

  26. Mike Duke, Wal-Mart Stores, $20.7 million, up 14 percent

  27. Jeff Immelt, General Electric, $20.6 million, up 80 percent

  28. Gregg Steinhafel, Target, $20.5 million, up 5 percent

  29. Larry Fink, BlackRock, $20.2 million, down 8 percent

  30. Anthony Alexander, FirstEnergy, $20 million, up 39 percent

  31. Steve Ells, Chipotle Mexican Grill, $19.7 million, up 2 percent

  32. Miles White, Abbott Laboratories, $19.5 million, up 3 percent

  33. David Pyott, Allergan, $19.4 million, up 62 percent

  34. John Stumpf, Wells Fargo, $19.3 million, up 8 percent

  35. Leslie Wexner, L Brands, $19.2 million, unchanged

  36. Montgomery Moran, Chipotle Mexican Grill, $19.1 million, up 2 percent

  37. Carol Meyrowitz, TJX Companies, $19.1 million, up 198 percent

  38. Paul Otellini, Intel, $18.9 million, up 10 percent

  39. Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase, $18.7 million, down 19 percent

  40. Alexander Cutler, Eaton, $18.6 million, up 77 percent

  41. Ian Read, Pfizer, $18.5 million, up 2 percent

  42. Brian Jellison, Roper Industries, $18.1 million, up 21 percent

  43. Jay Johnson, General Dynamics, $18 million, up 12 percent

  44. Michael White, DirecTV, $17.9 million, up 212 percent

  45. Steve Wynn, Wynn Resorts, $17.7 million, up 8 percent

  46. Douglas Oberhelman, Caterpillar, $17.7 million, up 20 percent

  47. David Lesar, Halliburton, $17.5 million, up 10 percent

  48. David Simon, Simon Property Group, $17.2 million, down 87 percent

  49. Glenn Britt, Time Warner Cable, $17.2 million, up 5 percent

  50. Samuel Allen, Deere, $17.2 million, up 4 percent

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