Apple’s Tim Cook took home $74.6 million last year. But he started out in the world of work with a humble $1.10-an-hour job
Plus, his early experience with hard work clearly paid off: After climbing the ranks at IBM for 12 years, Steve Jobs invited him to join Apple in 1998—and the rest is history. Now, he’s one of the highest-paid CEOs in America. Last year, Cook took home $74.6 million.