Female CEOs remain scarce at the biggest publicly traded companies but those who hold the top job receive pay competitive with male peers.
Women make up only 5 per cent of the CEO ranks at S&P 500 companies.
Yet median compensation for a female CEO was valued at $13.5 million for the 2017 fiscal year, versus $11.5 million for their male counterparts, according to an analysis by executive data firm Equilar done for The Associated Press.