Hedge Fund, Tech Billionaires Dominate High Pay: ProPublica (1)

April 13, 2022, 2:42 PM UTC

Bill Gates made $2.85 billion annually on average from 2013 to 2018, $800 million more than any other U.S. citizen, according to an analysis by ProPublica.

Technology and hedge fund executives dominate the list of highest earners, with the 11 people averaging more than $1 billion a year all coming from the two industries.

Ken Griffin had an average income of $1.68 billion, while David Siegel and John Overdeck of Two Sigma Investments tied for seventh with $1.17 billion a piece. Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs, made $1.57 billion on average.

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