6. Goldman Sachs

CEO: Lloyd Blankfein
2007 compensation: $70 million
2008 compensation: $1.1 million

9-month compensation pool: $16.7 billion
Workers: 31,700
Average compensation: $526,813

Loans, 2009 vs. 2008*: $41.6 billion vs. 41 billion (1.5%)

5. Morgan Stanley

CEO: John Mack (who is stepping down Jan. 1)
2007 compensation: $42 million
2008 compensation: $12.4 million

9-month compensation pool: $10.9 billion
Workers: 62,004
Average compensation: $175,795

Loans, 2009 vs. 2008*: $62.1 billion vs. $65.7 billion (-5%)

4. CitiGroup

CEO: Vikram Pandit
2007 compensation: $573,813*
2008 compensation: $10.8 million

9-month compensation pool: $18.7 billion
Direct staff: 276,000
Average compensation: $67,754

Loans, 2009 vs. 2008: $586 billion vs. $693 billion (-15%)

3. Bank of America

CEO: Ken Lewis
2007 compensation: $24.8 million
2008 compensation: $10 million

9-month compensation pool: $24.2 billion
Employees: 243,000
Average compensation: $100,000

Loans and leases, 2009 vs. 2008: $914 billion vs. $943 billion (-4%)

2. Jp Morgan & Chase

CEO: Jamie Dimon
2007 compensation: $34.3 million
2008 compensation: $19.7 million

9-month compensation pool: $21.8 billion
Workers: 220,861
Average: $98,704

Total loans, 2009 vs. 2008: $653 billion vs. $761 billion (-14%)

1. Wells Fargo

CEO: John Stumpf
2007 compensation: $12.6 million
2008 compensation: $13.8 million

9-month compensation pool: $19.7 billion
Workers: 281,000
Average compensation: $70,107

Total loans, 2009 vs. 2008: $800 billion vs. $864 billion (-7%)