IMHO, EVERYONES salary should be known. That way, the free market can work to ensure that everyone is paid fairly.
Well, how about starting with you? You can post it right here.
I think the big deal is -"compensation to a few individuals,
will change the profit/loss of the corporation"-
used to be the -CEO,CFO,Chairman,VP's etc.now you are looking
at specific individuals - because Hollyweird has been showing
such mega blockbusters-( Forrest Gump) showing a loss!
see the following ::http://www.sec.gov/spotlight/sarbanes-oxley.ht
Sarbanes Oxley is going to get them for non compliance of
standard accounting procedures.