[jbusma]

Looking up Bezos' salary data, I'm wondering why chose to take a salary of ~$81,840

If he was under the $37,950 mark, his Long Term Capital Gains rate would have been 0%

[jjeaff]

That's not how it works. The capital gains themselves count toward the $37k cap. $1B in cap gains puts him a bit out of range to fall under the $37k max.

[jjeaff]

Also, he likely received tens of millions of dollars in company stock, which will be taxed at regular income rates, not capital gains.