2009's Highest Earning Chief Executives

$409,906,257—that’s how much 15 of the highest compensated chief executives earned in the 2009 fiscal year. A lot of zeros—yes, but still more than a $150 million drop from last year’s $568,916,025. This year, the highest earner, Lawrence J. Ellison received a total compensation of $84,501,759—the same figure that earned him the number two spot on last year’s list of highest compensated CEOs--but still roughly a $20 million drop from last year’s top spot, which went to Sanja K. Jha of Motorola, who brought home a lump sum of, $104,445,529. The findings are the product of Equilar, a California-based, executive-compensation research firm. So who are the faces behind this year’s biggest paychecks? Click through the following slides to find out.

Age: 65 Education: University of Chicago (Drop Out) Company: Oracle (ORCL) *Total Compensation: $84,501,759 Number of Years as CEO: 33 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 60 Education: BA University of Western Ontario Company: Boston Scientific (BSX) *Total Compensation: $33,370,458 Number of Years as CEO: Less than 1 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 75 Education: BS American University of Beirut, PhD University of Southern California Company: Occidental Petroleum (OXY) *Total Compensation: $31,401,356 Number Of Years as CEO: 20 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 53 Education: BA Baylor University Company: Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) *Total Compensation: $24,201,448 Number of Years as CEO: 4 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 56 Education: Company: Anadarko Petroleum (APC) *Total Compensation: $23,510,401 Number of Years as CEO: 7 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 62 Education: B.A. Hamilton College, M.B.A. Harvard University Company:Procter & Gamble (PG) *Total Compensation: $23,473,625 Number of Years at CEO: 7, Retired *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 61 Education: BA Quinnipiac Company: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) *Total Compensation: $22,830,834 Number of Years as CEO: 8 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 55 Education: BA and MBA Stanford University Company: Abbott Laboratories (ABT) *Total Compensation: $21,927,989 Number of Years as CEO: 12 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 59 Education: BS Ithaca College Company: Walt Disney (DIS) *Total Compensation: 21,578,471 Number of Years as CEO: 5 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 58 Education: BA Johns Hopkins University Company: I.B.M. (IBM) *Total Compensation: $21,159,289 Number of Years as CEO: 8 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 58 Education: BA Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, MS Polytechnic University of New York, MBA Columbia University Company: Lockheed Martin (LMT) *Total Compensation: $20,473,451 Number of Years as CEO: 6 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 49 Education: BS University of Central Oklahoma, MBA University of Oklahoma Company: AT&T (T) *Total Compensation: $20,240,457 Number of Years as CEO: 3 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 57 Education: BA Yale University, MBA Stanford University Company: Time Warner (TWX) *Total Compensation: $19,377,714 Number of Years as CEO: 2 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009

Age: 57 Education: BS Saint Cloud State University, MBA University of Minnesota Company: Wells Fargo (WFC) *Total Compensation: $18,756,172 Number of Years as CEO: 3 *Source: Equilar Related: Corporate Titans Made $150 Million Less in 2009 List of 15 of the Highest-Paid Chief Executives of 2009