Bernstein Research analyst Michael Nathanson broke out Media CEO and CFO compensation for 2008, with special attention on CBS and Fox, giving Disney a slight pass as its exec bonuses are tied to shareholder returns. The top six include the major studios minus Sony (Stringer, Pascal, Lynton, Wiesenthal), NBC Universal (Immelt, Zucker, Meyer), Viacom/Paramount (Redstone, Grey) and upstart Dreamworks (Spielberg, Katzenberg, Geffen, Snider) .

Via Broadcasting & Cable and Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily:

1. CBS CEO Leslie Moonves, who was paid $31.9 million last year
2. Disney CEO Robert Iger, who earned $30.6 million
3. News Corp #2 Chase Carey, who could haul in $43.1 million over the next year
4. News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch, who took home $27.5 million
5. Viacom’s Philippe Dauman, who was paid $23 million
6. Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, who made $19.9 million