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Re:Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines – salary, hiring bonus, s... by TheRealDunkirk on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @08:43AM (#37914048)
The base pay is effectively capped because salaries are taken out of money that is taxed. That's why CEO's used to stop at $1M. (Maybe they still do.) Everything else is stock because it's "free" money for the company to give away.
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Re:Leaked Microsoft pay guidelines – salary, hiring bonus, s... by cjhowarddev on Tuesday October 17, 2023 @10:30AM (#37915695)
This isn't true if they are restricted stock units (RSUs) which are taxed as income yearly even if you do not sell
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