Mark Zukerberg
Although Mark Zukerberg is certainly famous for co-founding Facebook, you might be surprised that the tech guru doesn’t actually get paid a wage through the company. He doesn’t earn performance bonuses instead. With that said, he still earned $2.3 billion after selling his stock options.
Rich Kinder
Rich Kinder was president and C.O.O. of the scandal-ridden Enron Corporation. Nowadays, he’s the CEO and co-founder of Kinder Morgan. Although this is certainly his company (and a successful one at that), Kinder doesn’t earn a wage or enjoy any stock options or bonuses. However, he has millions of shares in the company.
Larry Ellison
Larry Ellison has a net worth of $41 billion dollars. He only earns 1 dollar a year in his salary, but he has billions of dollars in shares for companies like the Oracle Corporation, and he’s not hurting for cash. In addition, the billionaire has pledged to give away billions to philanthropic causes.
Vikram Pandit
This CEO of Citigroup also earns a $1 annual salary. Although he has now stepped down from his role as CEO, he has a net worth of $60 million dollars earned during his time at the head of the company. His low salary came as a result of the global recession, and it was his personal decision for appearance’s sake.
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was one of the biggest names in the tech world, and still leaves a massive legacy behind. The man had a net worth of $7 billion at the time of his demise, but he had long since stopped taking more than $1 in annual salary. The majority of his wealth came from millions of shares in Apple, the company he co-founded.
Henry Samueli
Mr. Samueli is famous for being the owner of the Anaheim Ducks. The man is a billionaire, and he chose to refuse a salary with the company Broadcom. This company was responsible for most of his wealth, and his hockey franchise is also worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Richard Fairbank
As the CEO of the company Capital One, Richard Fairbank, this entrepreneur has famously refused a salary or any cash bonuses since 1997. His stock options are worth a few million dollars, and he also earns cash by serving on the board of directors of MasterCard International.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
As co-founder of tech giant Google, you might be surprised to hear that Larry Page only made $2 in salary earnings in 2011 and 2012. Of course, Page, as well as fellow co-founder Sergey Brin, are both billionaires thanks to their seriously lucrative stock options.
