Jeff Bezos Said He Made $80K A Year At Amazon And Turned Down More Because It Would Feel 'Icky' —'How Could I Possibly Need More Incentive?'

While other CEOs chased performance bonuses and stock grants, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he took a different route—and made it official. At the 2024 New York Times DealBook Summit, Jeff Bezos said that for his entire tenure as the company's CEO, he asked the company's compensation committee to cap his salary at $80,000 a year. "I asked the comp committee of the board not to give me any comp," he said. "I just didn't feel good about taking more." Don't Miss: The AI Marketing Platform Backed by Insid ...