You wouldn’t think that people with such influence would have such a low salary – but there is a reason behind it.

你一定想不到这些鼎鼎有名的大人物却拿着如此低廉的薪水，但这背后是有原因的。

Despite founding Facebook,Mark Zuckerberg takes home just $1 a year for his salary.

尽管如此，Facebook创始人马克扎克伯格每年还是仅带回家1美元的薪水。

He’s joined a small but influential¹ group of ‘dollar-a-year men’. People who head up big businesses and organisations, but don’t want a massive salary.

他加入了一个虽小却颇有影响的“一年只赚一美元的男人帮”组织，这个男人帮的成员都是大企业和机构的领头人，但不拿高薪。

Their ranks include CEOs, socialites and governors, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Bloomberg.

组织中有首席执行官、社会名流、州长阿诺德·施瓦辛格和迈克尔•布隆伯格等。

The tradition began with business executives helping² out the US government during periods of war. The law forbids the government from accepting the services of unpaid³ volunteers.

这一传统始于企业高管在战争时期支援帮助美国政府。法律禁止政府接受无偿志愿者的服务。

Zuckerberg doesn’t take a salary – but he DEFINITELY makes money from Facebook

扎克伯格不拿薪水——但他肯定从Facebook赚钱

In fact he doubled his money from 2013-2014. How did he manage that? Shares.

其实从2013-2014年他的钱翻了一倍。他是怎么做到的？投资股票。

His holding worth in Facebook is $27bn. When he needs cash, he sells off a chunk⁴ of them. The company also pays all of his travel and security costs.

他的Facebook价值270亿美元。当他需要现金时，他就卖一支股票，该股票公司还支付他的一切旅行和保安费用。

He's not even the most famous $1 a year man

在一年只拿1美元薪水的人中，他还不是最有名的

Famously, Apple founder⁵ Steve Jobs returned to the then-struggling company in 1997, and refused to take a salary. In fact, he went further and didn't even cash in his Apple shares.

众所周知，苹果创始人史蒂夫·乔布斯于1997年公司发展困难期回到公司，并拒绝拿公司薪水，更没有拿苹果公司股票。

He ended up doing a decent job, making Apple the most profitable company in the world for several years.

他最终做了一份体面的工作，短短几年的时间就把苹果公司发展成为世界上最赚钱的公司。

Here are some of the other notable people who only earned $1 a year:

一年只拿1美元薪水的人大有人在：

Larry Page-Google CEO

谷歌首席执行官拉里·佩奇

Meg Whitman, Hewlett-Packard CEO

惠普首席执行官梅格·惠特曼

Jerry Yang, former Yahoo! CEO

前雅虎首席执行官杨致远

Sergey Brin, Co-Founder of Google

谷歌联合创始人谢尔盖·布林

John Mackey, Whole Foods CEO - he also refuses alternative compensation from shares or stocks

全食首席执行官约翰·麦基——他也拒绝拿公司股票或股份

So don't always judge people by their salaries. Though you'd normally need a whole load of lucrative⁶ stock options to make a $1 paypacket stretch for a year.

正常虽需要用1美元买入一支股票来赚取这一年的丰厚利润，但不要总用工资标准来衡量一个人。