the committee's assessment of other elements of compensation provided to the named executive officer .
the corporate and business unit goals and objectives vary by individual officers and include , among other things , corporate and business unit financial performance , capital expenditures , cost containment , safety , reliability , customer service , business development and regulatory matters .
the use of "internal pay equity" in setting merit increases is limited to determining whether a change in an executive officer's role and responsibilities relative to other executive officers requires an adjustment in the officer's salary .
the committee has not established any predetermined formula against which the base salary of one named executive officer is measured against another officer or employee .
in 2008 , on the basis of the market data and other factors described above , merit-based salary increases for the named executive officers were approved in amounts ranging from 3.2 to 5.2 percent .
in general these merit-based increases were consistent with the merit increase percentages approved with respect to named executive officers in the last two years ( excluding adjustments in salaries related to market factors , promotions or other changes in job responsibilities ) .
the following table sets forth the 2007 base salaries for the named executive officers , the 2008 percentage increase and the resulting 2008 base salary .
except as described below , changes in base salaries were effective in april of each of the years shown .
named executive officer 2007 base salary percentage increase 2008 base salary .

Named Executive Officer
2007 Base Salary
Percentage Increase
2008 Base Salary
J. Wayne Leonard
$1,230,000
5.0%
$1,291,500
Leo P. Denault
$600,000
5.0%
$630,000
Richard J. Smith
$622,400
3.5%
$645,000
E. Renae Conley
$392,000
4.0%
$407,680
Hugh T. McDonald
$311,992
3.2%
$322,132
Joseph F. Domino
$307,009
3.5%
$317,754
Roderick K. West
$276,000
13.75%
$315,000
Theodore H. Bunting, Jr.
$325,000
5.2%
$341,900
Haley Fisackerly
$205,004
32.9%
$275,000
Carolyn Shanks
$307,009
3.3%
$317,140
Jay A. Lewis
$207,000
3.24%
$213,707

in addition to the market-based and other factors described above , the following factors were considered by the committee with respect to the officers identified below : mr .
leonard's salary was increased due to the personnel committee's assessment of , among other things , his strong performance as chief executive officer of entergy corporation , entergy corporation's financial and operational performance in 2007 and comparative market data on base salaries for chief executive officers .
in may , 2008 , carolyn shanks resigned as ceo - entergy mississippi and accepted a conditional offer of employment at enexus energy corporation .
upon her resignation , mr .
fisackerly was promoted to president and ceo of entergy mississippi , and mr .
fisackerly's salary was increased to reflect the increased responsibilities of his new position and comparative market and internal data for officers holding similar positions and performing similar responsibilities .
in the third quarter of 2008 , mr .
bunting took on the role of principal financial officer for the subsidiaries replacing mr .
lewis in that position .
in the third quarter of 2008 , mr .
lewis assumed a position with enexus energy corporation .
mr .
west's salary was increased to reflect his performance as ceo - entergy new orleans , the strategic challenges facing entergy new orleans and the importance of retaining mr .
west to manage these challenges and to retain internal competitiveness of mr .
west's salary with officers in the company holding similar positions. .

Question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. what is the difference between the highest and the lowest base salary in 2007?
Choices:
0
1023000
-205003.9
1024996.0
2254996
Correct choice index: 3