The most highly paid CEOs in the Northeast

The Northeast region includes New York; Connecticut; Massachusetts; New Jersey; Washington, D.C.; and six other neighboring states.

AP examined 2007 CEO pay data from the 410 companies in the S&P 500 that filed compensation disclosures with federal regulators in the first six months of this year. The following are the top earners in the Northeast.

1. John Thain of Merrill Lynch & Co.: $83 million

2. Leslie Moonves of CBS Corp.: $67.6 million

3. Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs Group: $54 million

4. Kenneth Chenault of American Express Co.: $51.7 million

5. John Mack of Morgan Stanley: $41.7 million

The AP's formula includes salary, perks, bonuses, above-market interest on pay set aside for later, and company estimates for the value of stock options and stock awards on the day they were granted.