Salaries of Google top executives revealed

Although Google current CEO and co-founder Larry Page has been taken token salary of to $1 apiece since 2004 along with long time partner and co-founder Sergey Brin, but they hold major stocks in the company. Both of them are Google’s two biggest stockholders, with stakes that are each currently worth about $20 billion.

Nikesh Arora, who looks after advertising and sales for the company received compensation package of  $46.7 million in 2012 which includes $10.8 million cash bonus to supplement his $650,000 salary. Arora drive the campaign which resulted, Google to earn $50 billion in revenue last year.

Patrick Pichette – Google’s chief financial officer’s compensation package was valued at $38.7 million. While David Drummond, Google’s top lawyer received $31.3 million salary last year.

Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt received company stock valued at nearly $94 million in 2011 in appreciation of his decade-long stint as CEO. In addition to that he received a compensation of $7.6 million last year.

(Additional input from Associated Press)

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