Steve Job's bonus may have been $43 million, but John Paulson made $3.7 billion in 2007 -- it's not an executive bonus, but I think that excessive compensation, regardless of structure, is what people get annoyed about.<p>These results are technically accurate, in that they cover "named executives for companies in the Russell 3000", but I think they're a bit misleading because (1) most hedge funds are not listed companies and (2) traders who get massive performance bonuses are typically not executives.<p>EDIT: "hedge funds are _not_ listed companies"