Originally Posted by
longtimeflyin
That's in base salary only. You're missing the complete picture.
Salary is salary and bonuses + options are on top of that. Some CEOs receive a token salary + the gravy, and others - like Smith - receive a healthy salary + gravy. I don't think any of the picture has been missed.
Originally Posted by The Lev
Given French tax rates, he won't be taking home many more Euros than that after paying half his salary to acquire shares and most of the rest in taxes... Unless he earns his bonuses.
Some people interpret investments will be made with half of
pre-tax salary; others assume half of
post-tax salary. It wasn't made clear, but there's more than one way to calculate the amount left over to invest. Let's also assume the CEO of a large corporation has access to rather proficient accountants tasked with minimizing tax burdens.