Holding steady at No. 9 is HD Supply's GC and corporate secretary, Dan McDevitt, who earned $662,243 in cash last year. That's his $388,623 salary and an additional $273,620 in nonequity incentives. McDevitt also earned another $527,106 in stock awards and options last year–up from the $247,450 in stock awards and options he earned the previous year.

A former attorney at King & Spalding, McDevitt went in-house at HD Supply in early 2010. He's held roles of increasing responsibility there, culminating in his appointment as GC and corporate secretary in January 2015.