Brian Cornell Target CEO 6
Target CEO Brian Cornell's is in charge of 415,000 workers across 1,956 retail stores across the US.
  • Target CEO Brian Cornell received total compensation of $19.2 million last year.
  • The median compensation for associates was $26,696, according to Target's annual proxy statement.
  • Cornell's pay is behind Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and ahead of former Costco CEO Craig Jelinek.

Brian Cornell has come a long way since his days of scrubbing Tropicana trucks and coaching high school football to pay his bills.