You make more money than Steve Jobs
Written on 6th May 2008
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Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Serial Internet Entrepreneur
Good chance you already know that though. It is a well known fact that Steve Jobs only collects $1 a year as CEO of Apple. But don’t be too sorry for him! The board has awarded him with his own 60 million worth private jet and enough options to make him(self) a billionaire.
But there are some technology CEOs that make a lot more than Steve Jobs, and you. Take for instance Ed Zander, the former Motorola CEO who left the company a few months ago made $17.3 million 2007. Seems like a lot compared to Google CEO Eric Schmidt who, just like Steve Jobs, only made a $1 salary in 2007. The same goes for Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin by the way. Schmidt did recive $478,662 in “other compensation” which was mostly spent on personal security. Steve Ballmer’s 2007 salary was $620,000 with a bonis of $650,000 and an additional $9,821 in “other compensation”.
Guess HIS personal security was cheaper.
For a nice overview of what High Tech CEO’s made in 2007 check this slideshow on Network World:
What network CEOs really make
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By Floris on May 7, 2008
Steve jobs is also in the Board of Directors of Walt Disney Company and currently the largest individual shareholder of Walt Disney Company. I think most CEO’s with a salary tactic like Steve Jobs have an income from different sources aswell :)
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By Bob Boynton on May 7, 2008
It is hard to care about this.
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By joshua on May 7, 2008
I think Apple didn’t give Jobs the full ONE dollar. He is only worth 99 cents.
But hey, who would care about his salary when he could be the CEO of (one of) the coolest companies in the world. By the way, he has probably got dozens of Macbook Airs for free.
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By Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten on May 7, 2008
CEOs who don’t get a regular salary (or a very low one) are obviously rewarded in different ways. Steve Jobs received a lot of options and makes lost of money. It is just nice to be able to say that you only make $1 while being a multi-billionaire …
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