Sanjay Jha, chairman and CEO of Motorola Mobility, who was being interviewed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 4, 2011 affter his company's stock began trading, earned $47.2 million last year according to an AP survey. Richard Drew / AP File

Robert Iger, one of the top 10 highest paid CEOs at publicly held companies in America last year, earned $31.4 million in 2011. Associated Press

Honeywell International Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David M. Cote earned $35.7 million in 2011. AP File

Les Moonves, president and CEO of the CBS Corporation, made $68.4 million in 2011. Julie Jacobson / AP File

David Zaslav, CEO of Discovery Communications, made $52.4 million in 2011, up 23 percent. . Associated Press

Ford Motor Company's CEO Alan Mulally made $29.5 million in 2011, up 11 percent. Associated Press

David Simon, CEO of Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, was the highest paid CEO at a publicly held company in America in 2011, earning $137.2 million, according to an AP survey. Charlie Nye / The Indianapolis Star

Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman got a 12 percent boost in 2011, earning $31.4 million, according to an AP survey. Associated Press