Desi este CEO al Apple de doar 18 luni de zile, Tim Cook a fost catalogat de catre cei de la CNBC drept cel mai bine platit CEO din SUA, el primind compensatii si salariu in valoare de 95 de milioane de dolari. In topul celor de la CNBC, Cook este urmat indeaproape de Larry Ellison, CEO al Oracle, Ron Johnson, CEO al JC Penney, Leslie Moonves, CEO al CBS, si Richard Adkerson, CEO al Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold. Suma primita de catre Tim Cook in aceasta perioada este mare, foarte mare, insa ea ar putea creste cu de pana la 5 ori pana in 2020 daca Tim isi va pastra pozitia de CEO.
- Tim Cook (Apple) — $95 million
- Larry Ellison (Oracle) — $70 million
- Ron Johnson (JC Penney) — $53 million
- Leslie Moonves (CBS Corporation) — $52 million
- Richard Adkerson (Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold) — $49 million
- Philippe Dauman (Viacom) — $43 million
- John Hammergren (McKesson Corporation) — $42 million
- Aubrey McClendon (Chesapeake Energy) — $39 million
- James Gallogly (James Gallogly) — $35 million
- David Simon (Simon Property Group — $35 million
- Robert Iger (Walt Disney) — $33 million
- Rex Tillerson (Exxon Mobil Corporation) — $30 million
- Michael Jeffries (Abercrombie & Fitch) — $29 million
- Rupert Murdoch (News. Corp) $28 million
- Louis Camilleri (Philip Morris International) — $28 million
- David Zaslav (Discovery Communications) — $27 million
- Brian Roberts (Comcast Corporation) — $27 million
- Miles White (Abbott Laboratories) — $27 million
- Ralph Lauren (Ralph Lauren Corporation) — $27 million
- Kieran Gallahue (CareFusion Corporation) — $25 million
- David Cote (Honeywell International) — $25 million
