False

PolitiFact.com

PolitiFact | Viral Facebook post on CEO-worker pay ratio has obscure past

The latest number for the U.S. is 185 to 1 in one study and 325 to 1 in another -- and those numbers were not generated by groups that might have an ideological interest in downplaying the gaps between rich and poor.

PolitiFact | Viral Facebook post on CEO-worker pay ratio has obscure past

We rate the claim on the U.S. ratio False.

PolitiFact | Viral Facebook post on CEO-worker pay ratio has obscure past

But in its claim that the U.S. ratio is 475 to 1, the chart conveys a sense of certitude and statistical precision that simply isn't warranted -- and which is contradicted by the facts.

reddit.com

This is the problem: Ratio of CEO to Average Worker pay, by country. : reddit.com

I doubt the average CEO gets 19 million a year.

This is the problem: Ratio of CEO to Average Worker pay, by country. : reddit.com

475 seems extremely steep, which leads me to not believe these "statistics".

This is the problem: Ratio of CEO to Average Worker pay, by country. : reddit.com

Came here for this math.

occasionalplanet.org

Do CEOs earn 475 times more than workers? Not really. | Occasional Planet

Not really.

True

Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal report: In pay, 1 CEO in the U.S. equals 475 workers

The Wall Street Journal reported on Jan. 21, 2006, that “the average CEO’s salary in the U.S. is 475 times greater than the average worker’s salary.

dailykos.com

Daily Kos: CHART OF THE WEEK: U.S. CEO:Worker Pay Ratio is 475:1

Have a look at the above chart if you don't agree.

fox59.com

Indianapolis Police prepare for Occupy Indy protest - fox59.com

"I never am upset when someone makes a profit," said Golden-Hogan. "I am upset when the ratio of a CEO's pay to a worker's pay is 475 to one.

democraticunderground.com

Is Goodwill Industries a scam? I need to locate executive salaries... - Democratic Underground

Non-profit CEO's do tend to be less greedy than the typical American CEO, who makes on average 475 times the blue collar worker of their corporation.

commondreams.org

How Wide Grows CEO Earnings Gap

By 1999, CEOs made 475 times as much as workers.

federalbureauofmiscellaneousinformation.com

The average CEO's salary in the US is 475 times greater than the average worker's salary. | Federal Bureau of Miscellaneous Information

The average CEO's salary in the US is 475 times greater than the average worker's salary.

The average CEO's salary in the US is 475 times greater than the average worker's salary. | Federal Bureau of Miscellaneous Information

HomeThe average CEO's salary in the US is 475 times greater than the average worker's salary.

pranaygupte.com

Lunch at The Four Seasons with: Leo Hindery, Jr.

"The average CEO in America gets 475 times the salary of the average corporate employee," he said.

occupywallst.org

The Movement Must Stay Independent | OccupyWallSt.org Forum

US CEO pay to worker pay ratio of 475:1-- do you really think that the ceo's are 475 times harder workers and 475 times more talented than the average worker in their company?

chat.juneauempire.com

Time for Wall Street to bail out Main Street | Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper

In the USA it's 475 to 1.

honda-acura.net

The average CEO's salary in the U.S. is 475 times greater than the average worker's..

The average CEO's salary in the U.S. is 475 times greater than the average worker's salary.

johnhlowell.blogspot.com

Benefits and Compensation with John Lowell: How Much Should a CEO Be Paid?

On Facebook, I have seen a chart suggesting that US CEOs make on average 475 times as much as the median US worker (the data being used suggests that the median worker earns $33,840 per year) which suggests that the average CEO makes somewhere in the neighborhood of $15 to 16 million per year.

mzmadmike.livejournal.com

Egalitarian Misogynistic Right Wing Liberal Anarchistic Screeds

"I never am upset [misplaced modifier] when someone makes a profit," said Golden-Hogan. "I am upset when the ratio of a CEO's pay to a worker's pay is 475 to one.

tommyxvx.tumblr.com

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A recent statistic showed that the average CEO in America made 475 times the amount of the lowest paid worker.

financialfreedumb.com

Average USA CEO to worker pay ratio – 475:1. « Financial Freedumb and Brownie

Average USA CEO to worker pay ratio – 475:1.

tmotr.wordpress.com

Going for Broke – Will Legislate For Food | The Middle of the Road

And now???… well now, right here in the good old US of A, the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay is running 475 to 1 while in Japan, a very profitable nation with a very good standard of living, the ratio is 11 to 1.

practicalmachinist.com

Are CEOs Multimillion-Dollar Busts? - Practical Machinist - Largest Manufacturing Technology Forum on the Web

United States 475:1.

jackchandler.co.uk

Jack Chandler

The average CEO's salary in the US is 475 times greater than the average worker's salary.