RE:Do your own researchCEOs get compensated with both a salary and shares in the company. The shares only benefit the CEO once the market moves the prices higher and then the CEO opts to sell some or all of their shares.
There are various websites available that proved comparisons on the compensation of CEOs so you can look those up for actual numbers. What you are stating does not appear accurate from the quick search I just performed.
The position of CEO requires substantially more skill, experience and business planning skills that what the majority of business people are capable of. You will not find a capable CEO just by sticking up a job posting on some website somewhere.
Anyone with paycheque envy can always start planning their own investment into the education and work experience required for the role and start applying.
If you prefer to invest in companies with low paid CEOs then, by all means, go for it. I'm sure there are lots of companies ran from a garden shed that have CEOs working for free.
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Q