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Mark Zuckerberg Was 2012’s Highest Paid CEO In U.S.

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Mark Zuckerberg Was 2012’s Highest Paid CEO In U.S.

Mark Zuckerberg Highest Paid CEO

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was the highest paid public CEO in the United States for 2012.

The social network founder took home nearly $2.3 billion. Based on those numbers, Zuckerberg made more than twice that of the next highest paid CEO.

Zuckerberg and other CEO pay was ranked by GMI Ratings which analyzed compensation for more than 2,000 CEOs of publicly traded companies.

Mark Zuckerberg’s massive compensation was the work of Facebook’s IPO. Zuckerberg exercised his right to 60 million stock options on the day Facebook went public.

In 2012 Zuckerberg took a base salary of $500,000. In 2013 he changed his salary to $1. That means he makes less than a McDonald’s worker, well minus the billions of dollars he could cash in at any time.

In comparison the next highest paid CEO was Richard Kinder of Kinder Morgan. He earned $1.1 billion.

Tech CEO Tim Cook of Apple, Inc, took home a measly $143 million.

Kokou Adzo

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Kokou Adzo is a seasoned professional with a strong background in growth strategies and editorial responsibilities. Kokou has been instrumental in driving companies' expansion and fortifying their market presence. His academic credentials underscore his expertise; having studied Communication at the Università degli Studi di Siena (Italy), he later honed his skills in growth hacking at the Growth Tribe Academy (Amsterdam).

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