The Highest Paid People in the World


10. Safra A. Catz
She is an American businesswoman.From April 2011, she is the Chief Financial Officer and Co-president of Oracle Corporation.She was considered as the 12th most powerful businesswoman by Fortune and ranked 16th by Forbes in 2009. She had a total compensation of $51,695,742 in 2011.


9. Mark V. Hurd
Mark Hurd is a director, co-president and board member of Oracle. He was also the former chairman and president of Hewlett-Packard. His total compensation was $51,697,623 in 2011



8. David M. Zaslav

Chief Executive Officer and President of Discovery Communications. He was the previous executive of NBC Universal.He played an important role in the founding of CNBC and MSNBC. His total compensation for 2011 was $52,404,119.



7. Eduardo H. Cue
He is the Senior Vice President of Apple, Inc.He contributed a lot for the company like the online store of Apple in 1998, in 2003 the ITunes Music Store and in 2008 the App store. He gained  total compensation of  $52,952,975 in 2011.



6. Ronald B. Johnson
Ronald Johnson is currently the CEO of J.C. Penney.Former Senior Vice President at Apple. His total compensation in 2011 was $53,281,505.



5. Leslie Moonves
Leslie Moonves is the Chief Executive and President of the CBS Corporation.He earned $68,422,211 as total compensation in 2011.



4. Larry J. Ellison
Larry Ellison is the chief executive and co-founder of Oracle Corporation. He is considered to be the sixth wealthiest man in the world with his stock in the Oracle Company. His total compensation in 2011 is $96,160,696.


3 . Eric E. Schmidt
Eric Schmidt is a businessman, software engineer and the executive chairman of the internet giant Google Company. In the year 2013, he was considered as the 138th richest person in the world. His estimated wealth is $8.2 billion.


2. David Simon
David Simon is a journalist, author, producer and writer of television series. He is the Chief Executive officer and chairman of the Simon Property Group. He earned a total compensation of $137,166,545 in 2011.


1. Tim Cook
Tim Cook is now the CEO and Business Executive of Apple Inc is the Highest Paid Employee in the World. In 2011 he had a total compensation of $377,996,537.