Marc R. Benioff, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Salesforce.com, speaks during a session at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 22, 2014.REUTERS/Ruben Sprich
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While some tech CEOs, including Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg and Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have opted to receive a $1 annual salary, others are still bringing in the big bucks.
2014-08-04
The New York Times recently put together a list of the 200 highest-paid CEOs in America. Many of them run tech companies.
Only chief executives leading companies with a market capitalization of at least $1 billion were considered.
While longtime CEOs like Larry Ellison and Marc Benioff are no strangers to lists like this one, there were some surprises.
#17 Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen was paid $15.7 million in 2013, up from $12 million the previous year.
#13 Despite having a $1 salary, Hewlett-Packard chief Meg Whitman made $17.6 million in 2013, up from $15.4 million in 2012.
Rick Wilking/Reuters
Compensation breakdown:
Salary: $1
Bonus: $260,000
Perks: $275,334
Stock: $4,394,475
Options: $12,713,433
#12 Former Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs took home $20.4 million in 2013. Jacobs stepped down from his position in December, and he now serves as executive chairman on the company's board.
#4 TripAdvisor CEO Steve Kaufer took home $39 million in 2013, a 510% increase over his 2012 pay.
Toby Melville / REUTERS
Compensation breakdown:
Salary: $500,000
Bonus: $450,000
Perks: $10,101
Stock: $0
Options: $38,054,0126
#3 LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner made $49.1 million in 2013, a jaw-dropping 4,075% increase from his 2012 compensation.
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Compensation breakdown:
Salary: $583,750
Bonus: $1,094,531
Perks: $4,664
Stock: $18,709,690
Options: $28,678,729
#2 New Zynga CEO Don Mattrick made $57.8 million in his first year on the job.
Compensation breakdown:
Salary: $481,409
Bonus: $5,969,863
Perks: $371
Stock: $38,035,712
Options: $13,327,036
#1 Oracle's Larry Ellison was tech's best paid executive in 2013, ranking third among all CEOs. He made $78.4 million in 2013, down from $96.2 million the previous year.
