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.