15 Tech CEOs With $1 Salaries

See which tech moguls are part of the elite $1 club.

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In the tech industry, there’s a sort of tradition where the wealthiest power players sacrifice their million-dollar incomes in exchange for a $1 salary. Don't worry—their substantial stock options help balance the disparity. Many consider it to be the ultimate status symbol. Some even compare it to being knighted by Silicon Valley. Whichever way you view it, it's a prestigous honor to take on. Just recently, Mark Zuckerberg became the latest high-profile figure to join this elite club. While an incredible feat for any web entrepreneur under the age of 30, the Zuck follows in the footsteps of many tech greats. 

 

Jim Barksdale (Netscape)

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Larry Ellison (Oracle)

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Mark Pincus (Zynga)

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Year: 2013 

Net worth: $800 million (estimated) 

We all assumed the Zynga bigwig was playing an April Fools Day joke when filing for his new annual salary and forging all cash bonuses this past April 1st. Turns out Pincus was dead serious. The decision came after the company reported significant layoffs and market share loss. Guess the jokes on the haters because according to Bloomberg, he’s still worth over $800 million.

John Chambers (Cisco)

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Eric Schmidt, Larry Page, and Sergey Brin (Google)

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Darren Entwistle (TELUS)

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Meg Whitman (HP)

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Terry Semel and Jerry Yang (Yahoo!)

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Henry Samueli (Broadcom)

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Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)

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Sehat Sutardja (Marvell Technology Group)

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Steve Jobs (Apple)

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