CEOs Don’t Want to Reveal Their Pay to Anyone, Not Even Friends (2)

Young people might be more open than ever about how much money they make, but that’s certainly not the case for CEOs.

Top-level managers are unwilling to share their pay with anyone: not with coworkers they trust, not with peers at other companies and not even with close friends, according to a LinkedIn survey of nearly 19,000 US-based business professionals polled in June and July.

While most entry-level workers would tell their families about their pay and 31% would tell their close friends, nearly a quarter of company vice-presidents, C-suite executives and business owners say they wouldn’t tell anyone at all. ...