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Jeff Bezos made $81,840 last year. He's still the richest person in the world
Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, has made the same $81,840 salary for two decades. He has never taken a stock award. Bezos doesn't need it -- he already owns 16% of Amazon, a stake worth more than $100 billion. But Amazon (AMZN) pays a ton of money every year to keep its CEO safe. Bezos has received $1.6 million in security-related services and business travel each year since 2010 and at least $1.1 million since 2003 when the company first started reporting security expenses as part of Bezos' total compensation. Amazon says its security costs are "especially reasonable in light of his low salary and the ... (full story)
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