MUMBAI: US media conglomerate Disney CEO Bob Iger took home a salary of $ 37.1 million last year, a rise of 18 per cent that made him the third highest paid CEO in the US.

According to a list compiled by Equilar, the highest paid CEO is Oracle founder Larry Ellison who took home $ 96.2 million. His pay jumped by 24 per cent. Ranking second on the list with $ 38.6 million was HCA Holdings? Richard Bracken.

Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman is the only other representative of a media company in the top 10 having made $ 33.4 million. But his pay fell by 22 per cent.

News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch?s pay also fell by 24 per cent to $ 22.4 million. He is in the 13th spot.

MUMBAI: Disney has announced that its CEO Robert Iger?s contract would be extended though 31 March, 2015.

Then he will become chairman on the board. A replacement for Bob Iger has not yet been announced.

Iger succeeded Michael Eisner as Disney?s CEO in October 2005. There has been speculation that either CFO Jay Rasulo or Tom Staggs, who is the chairman of the parks division, could take over.