Network World put out a list of what the top CEOs from the technology world are making. Here is how some of the top execs lined up by their 2007 compensation:
- Steve Jobs, Apple, $1
- Eric Schmidt, Google, $480,561
- Steve Ballmer, Microsoft, $1.3 million
- Dan Heese, Sprint Nextel, $3 million
- Michael Dell, Dell, $4.5 million
- John Thompson, Symantec, $4.8 million
- Edgar Masri, 3Com, $5 million
- Matthew Szulik, Red Hat, $5.2 million
- Scott Kriens, Juniper Networks, $5.3 million
- Ronald Hovsepian, Novell, $5.4 million
- Edward Mueller, Qwest Communications, $5.6 million
- Dan Warmenhoven, Network Appliance, $6.4 million
- Greg Brown, Motorola, $7.1 million
- Richard Notebaert, Qwest Communications, $7.5 million
- Robert Beauchamp, BMC, $7.8 million
- Hector Ruiz, AMD, $8.1 million
- John Swainson, CA, $8.5 million
- Mike Zafirovski, Nortel Networks, $10.1 million
- John Chambers, Cisco, $11 million
- Paul Otellini, Intel, $11.5 million
- Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems, $14.1 million
- Ed Zander, Motorola, $17.3 million
- Joe Tucci, EMC, $17.3 million
- Randal Stephenson, AT&T, $22 million
- Sam Palmisano, IBM, $25.1 million
- Mark Hurd, HP, $25.3 million
- Ivan Seidenberg, Verizon Communications, $26.6 million
- Larry Ellison, Oracle, $35 million
- Gary Forsee, Sprint Nextel, $40 million
- Edward Whitacre, AT&T, $78.4 million
I’m sure you know this but it’s not mentioned…this is salary and in know way reflects what they make….tally up stock options and perks and we might get a better idea.
Impressive list. And all the other perks would explain why Steve Jobs only makes $1 a year, right? It would be something to see all the assets these people have. Would probably blow some peoples minds to see that much prosperity.