[ldp01]

Wow, $25.7 billion total employee compensation / 50,000 employees is $514,000 per employee.

Err, that's not all in one year, right?

[brantonb]

That's in the "Direct" section which has this footnote:

>From 2010 (when Amazon moved its headquarters to downtown Seattle) to 2017.

[freeone3000]

Some employees earn more than others, such as EVPs and upper management, but this number shouldn't seem surprising - lots of people at $300k and a few at $800k.

[joezydeco]

If there's a second HQ they can offer lower salaries compared to Seattle, then drive Seattle salaries down by threatening to move the HQ1 jobs to HQ2.

[wastedhours]

Think the table is listing figures since 2010 for the Direct column.