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Everyone knows Silicon Valley is full of millionaire executives, but how much do they actually make? Executives at AMD and Hewlett-Packard top the 2006 list of people with the highest base salaries from publicly held companies.¹

Individuals with rational thought processes might assume NBC’s brass would curry savings at the top, where salaries are most exhorbitant. How about Today newcomer Meredith Vieira same $10 million pay?²

While ISB ranked 20th in the worldwide rankings, it is ranked as the 3rd best B-school in the Acia Pacific B-Schools. ISB also makes Top of the chart (Rank 1) in categories such as “Top Salaries in Consulting” and “Top Salaries in Finance”.³

Those companies, and the law firms the companies hire for additional lobbying, are private, for-profit entities and aren’t required to disclose lobbyist salaries. Trade associations, however, typically are not-for-profit, and in exchange for the myriad tax benefits that status gives them they are required to make certain information available, including top salaries.⁴

While the top two salaries at the University of Arizona also go to the men’s basketball and football head coaches, six of the school’s 10 salaries of $400,000 or more in 2006 went to the medical school’s leaders and faculty members. Since the sports and medical programs produce revenue, only about 28 percent of the almost $5 million paid to UA’s top 10 earners comes from the state.⁵

Traveling RN’s earn outstanding wages — far surpassing the $52,330 median annual income in 2004 for nurses overall. Factor in the top salaries, free insurance, bonuses, free housing — and travel RN’s can make up to $100,000 annually.⁶