In sailing you can usually pay crew whatever you like. Here's one example: http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-sailors-salary-300-000-if-he-works-for-larry-ellison-1

In sailing you can usually pay crew whatever you like. Here's one example: http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-sailors-salary-300-000-if-he-works-for-larry-ellison-1426013584 http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-sailors-salary-300-000-if-he-w... There probably aren't any $10MM/year sailors, but we can infer that $1-2MM/year should be possible for a few.