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CTOnews.com news on January 22, although Microsoft Nadella's salary increase was finalized in October last year, it was once again magnified and compared by foreign media in the context of 10000 layoffs. In addition, the media also pointed out that the gap between Nadella's salary and ordinary Microsoft employees has risen for five consecutive years, and the gap has reached 289 times, and will widen further according to the trend.

CTOnews.com with Nadella's salary comparison in recent years:

In 2018, Nadella's salary was 154 times that of the average Microsoft employee.

In 2019, Nadella's salary was 249 times that of the average Microsoft employee.

In 2020, Nadella's salary was 257 times that of the average Microsoft employee.

In 2021, Nadella's salary was 282 times that of the average Microsoft employee.

In 2022, Nadella's salary was 289 times that of the average Microsoft employee.

The media pointed out that 10000 jobs were being laid off, and further news pointed out that the entire team responsible for VR, MR and HoloLens had been laid off, but against this backdrop, the salaries of Microsoft executives rose instead of falling.

Besides Nadella, CFO Amy Hood earned more than $26 million (currently about 176 million yuan) in 2022, and vice chairman and president Bradford Smith (Bradford Smith) earned more than $23 million (currently about 156 million yuan). Basically, each executive earns no less than $11 million (currently about 74.58 million yuan).

In the face of adverse circumstances such as the economic downturn, many US technology companies, including Microsoft, will not choose to reduce executive pay to prevent layoffs. Japanese companies are very different, exemplified by the late Nintendo boss Satoshi Iwata, who halved his salary in 2011 and 2014, and other Nintendo executives also cut their salaries by 30%.

Related readings:

"Microsoft CEO Nadella received a 10% raise, with an annual salary of $55 million."

"the wave of layoffs has swept through the US technology industry, and Microsoft has announced that it will cut 10,000 jobs."

"A few hours before the announcement of 10000 layoffs, Microsoft spent a lot of money on holding a high-profile music show for 50 people."

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