The CEO only earning a few hundred thousand is mind blowing? Really?
That's the way it used to be in the US, too.
That’s the way it is still. Don’t assume because a handful of Fortune 500 companies pay tens of millions that’s a typical CEO salary in the US.
Yeah, the super high ceo pay is for the super large companies. Pick a super large company in europe and you can find high ceo pay too. Shells and volkswagens ceos for example made 10 million each.
Most of the really rich CEOs such as Bezos are making more as owners than as CEOs.