Most CEOs earn less than the average dentist. When you refer to "some CEO who makes 100m/year", that phrase describes a minuscule fraction of CEOs - it's less t

Most CEOs earn less than the average dentist. When you refer to "some CEO who makes 100m/year", that phrase describes a minuscule fraction of CEOs - it's less than a dozen people, none of whom you're likely to have met, heard of, or shared freeway space with. For instance, the 2012 Forbes list of highest-paid executives found only ONE CEO earning over 100m - his name was John H Hammergren. The average CEO in the US makes 164k, which is almost identical to the salary for "Senior Software Engineer" at Google. Including options and benefits, a (senior) Google engineer is almost certainly earning much MORE than most CEOs. Sources: Source: https://www.forbes.com/lists/2012/12/ceo-compensation-12_land.html https://www.forbes.com/lists/2012/12/ceo-compensation-12_lan... https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Senior-Software-Engineer-Salaries-E9079_D_KO7,31.htm https://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Senior-Software-Engi... https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Chief_Executive_Officer_(CEO)/Salary https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Chief_Executive_Off...