Group 1 - The total salary scale for CFOs in A-share listed companies reached 4.27 billion yuan in 2024, with an average annual salary of 814,800 yuan [1] - In the metal new materials industry, the highest annual salary for a CFO was 2.55 million yuan paid by Zhenghai Magnetic Materials, while the lowest was 334,900 yuan paid by Dadi Bear [1] - Among the companies that paid over 1 million yuan in annual salary to their CFOs, three companies are Yunlu Co., New Life, and Zhenghai Magnetic Materials [1] Group 2 - Zhenghai Magnetic Materials paid its CFO Gao Bo an annual salary of 2.55 million yuan, which is above the industry average, but the company's performance is concerning with a revenue decline of 5.7% and a net profit drop of 79.37% in 2024 [2] - New Life paid its CFO Xu Jiangping an annual salary of 1.1557 million yuan, also above the industry average, but the company's weighted average return on net assets has been declining, with rates of 14.99%, 9.01%, and 7.13% from 2022 to 2024 [2]