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An executive bonus plan, also known as a Section 162 plan, is a compensation strategy that provides additional benefits to key employees or executives. This plan is a type of life insurance where the employer pays the premiums as a bonus.
As stated above, most public companies utilize non-discretionary executive bonus plans, as they tie short-term incentives to achieving short-term performance goals. Designing effective Executive Bonus Plans requires careful consideration of performance measures, goal alignment, goal transparency, and legal compliance.
In many cases, an annual bonus is nothing more than a base salary in disguise. A CEO with a $1 million salary may also receive a $700,000 bonus. If any of that bonus, say $500,000, does not vary with performance, then the CEO's salary is really $1.5 million. Bonuses that vary with performance are another matter.
A typical executive compensation package has financial and non-financial components. They are salary, benefits, bonuses and equity. Commonly, an executive would get more amount of equity than a normal worker and a normal worker quite often wouldn't get any equity in a private company.
In many cases, an annual bonus is nothing more than a base salary in disguise. A CEO with a $1 million salary may also receive a $700,000 bonus. If any of that bonus, say $500,000, does not vary with performance, then the CEO's salary is really $1.5 million. Bonuses that vary with performance are another matter.