According to the Associated Press, Yahoo's CEO was given a hefty compensation amounting to $47.2 million in the first year of his job, which was 2009.

It has been reported that the compensation included the stock incentives, which were provided as a motivational tool to her, to make the slumping Internet Company stand back on its feet. The overall value of the awards will depend upon the behavior of Yahoo’s market under Carol Bartz's reign.

Following the dot-com bust in 2001, the company too faced problems due to the economic downturn, but the company did show some positive response towards the earnings under Bartz's leadership. In the year, 2009, the shares of Yahoo rose by 38%.

On the basis of regulatory filing, it has been reported that the executive’s pay comprises of the incentives, salary, perks, bonus and stock awards. Prior to Carol Bartz's, Jerry Yang was running the office as the Chief Executive Officer. He gave his resignation and returned back to his previous role of Chief Yahoo at the beginning of the year, 2009. It has been confirmed that he gained a compensation of $1.