Including salary, stock options, retirement contributions, bonuses and other incentives, the average CEO at the top 350 U.S. companies received about 11.6 million in compensation in 2005. About 279 times the salary of the average worker. These guys earn more than the average dead person. Forbes Richest Deceased Celebrities Rank Name Earnings ($mil) 1 Elvis Presley $37 2 Charles Schulz 28 3 John Lennon 20 4 Dale Earnhardt 20 5 Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel 19 6 George Harrison 17 7 J.R.R. Tolkien 12 8 Bob Marley 10 9 Jimi Hendrix 8 10 Tupac Shakur 7 11 Marilyn Monroe 7 12 Jerry Garcia 5 13 Robert Ludlum 5