Ya that's a lot of money. It makes sense that if you are concerned with VC backed executive salaries $999 is probably a minor expensive. Google had a link to an older one on scribd:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/13743949/2008-Compstudy-Report-in-...

NOTE: In the description it states this is an abridged version. It looks like the detailed version(s) are what cost so much money.