Show me the money! Top Russian jobs revealed
Published: 27 November, 2007, 15:00
Investment bank bosses and oil company chiefs head the latest Forbes Russia list of the country's highest-paid jobs.
Managing Directors of investment banks net a cool $US 3 million annual pay-packet.
Oil company chiefs take second spot, with compensation averaging to $US 2.4 million.
In third place there are chairmen of commercial banks with $US 1.8 million.
Sneaking in at Number 10 but still with a very respectable $US 800,000 salary, vice-presidents of oil-companies dealing with investment and development.
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