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0 pointskevin_thibedeau4y ago0 comments

You do know that high earners play this game to avoid the sort of tax liabilities ordinary people have to pay? They aren't nobler by taking a $1 salary.

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Bud4y ago

Yes. The fact remains that Tim Cook could not do what was claimed out of his salary. Period, paragraph. Just as obvious: Tim Cook wouldn't do this if he weren't confident in his leadership. Apple stock is up more than 10x since he took over.

iso12104y ago

Tim Cook was paid $264m in 2020 [0]

Apple has 4,291 employees in the entire state of New York [1]

That's $61,500 per person.

The average salary for an "Apple Genius" (one of the people who work at apple stores?) in New York City is $53,230

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28573768

[1] https://www.apple.com/job-creation/

[2] https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Apple_Genius/Salary...

rmah4y ago

Apple employs 147,000 people directly at the end of FY2020. That's $1,800 per employee that's going to Tim Cook, all up. Which is high, but it is what the owners (via the board of directors) think he's worth.

Bud4y ago

Tim Cook's salary is what we were talking about. So no. Please don't misstate your facts especially when the source you are citing was quite clear.

iso12104y ago

Only the most pedantic arsehole would assume that money given to someone doesn't count as 'salary'

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Bud4y ago

iso12104y ago

Tim Cook was paid $264m in 2020 [0]

Apple has 4,291 employees in the entire state of New York [1]

That's $61,500 per person.

The average salary for an "Apple Genius" (one of the people who work at apple stores?) in New York City is $53,230

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28573768

[1] https://www.apple.com/job-creation/

[2] https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Apple_Genius/Salary...

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Bud4y ago

Tim Cook's salary is what we were talking about. So no. Please don't misstate your facts especially when the source you are citing was quite clear.

iso12104y ago

Only the most pedantic arsehole would assume that money given to someone doesn't count as 'salary'

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