{"id":17249,"date":"2023-05-18T08:37:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T07:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/?p=17249"},"modified":"2023-07-21T09:02:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T08:02:26","slug":"wealthiest-entrepreneurs-first-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/startups\/wealthiest-entrepreneurs-first-jobs","title":{"rendered":"What Would the World\u2019s Wealthiest Entrepreneurs Be Earning If They\u2019d Stayed in Their First Jobs?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>They might have private jets and entourages, but many of the world\u2019s wealthiest people come from much more relatable beginnings. It\u2019s hard to imagine a billionaire flipping burgers or hustling for gigs at local clubs, but that\u2019s exactly what Jeff Bezos and Rhianna did at the start of their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The big question is, what would their paychecks look like today if they\u2019d stayed in those first jobs? &nbsp;To find out, we looked at several of the world\u2019s wealthiest people and compared average earnings today versus that of their original career trajectories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1201\" height=\"2159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Original-salaries-of-the-worlds-richest-entrepreneurs-Easy-Offices.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Original-salaries-of-the-worlds-richest-entrepreneurs-Easy-Offices.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Original-salaries-of-the-worlds-richest-entrepreneurs-Easy-Offices-188x338.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Original-salaries-of-the-worlds-richest-entrepreneurs-Easy-Offices-417x750.jpg 417w, https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Original-salaries-of-the-worlds-richest-entrepreneurs-Easy-Offices-768x1381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Original-salaries-of-the-worlds-richest-entrepreneurs-Easy-Offices-854x1536.jpg 854w, https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Original-salaries-of-the-worlds-richest-entrepreneurs-Easy-Offices-1139x2048.jpg 1139w, https:\/\/www.easyoffices.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Original-salaries-of-the-worlds-richest-entrepreneurs-Easy-Offices-595x1070.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1201px) 100vw, 1201px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Highest first-job earners <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If he stuck with it, Jay-Z\u2019s first job would have made him the highest earner. But between paychecks then and now, his current career as a rapper, record producer, entrepreneur (and husband to Beyonce) still gets him one of the biggest salary jumps in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Entrepreneur<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>First Job<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Current Annual Salary<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>First Job Annual Salary (current average)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shawn Carter (Jay Z)<\/td><td>Salesman<\/td><td>\u00a344,000,000<\/td><td>\u00a3144,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mark Zuckerberg<\/td><td>Software Developer<\/td><td>\u00a319,000,000<\/td><td>\u00a349,409<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rihanna<\/td><td>Singer<\/td><td>\u00a337,000,000<\/td><td>\u00a340,844<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bill Gates<\/td><td>Computer Programmer<\/td><td>\u00a34,000,000,000<\/td><td>\u00a337,096<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Larry Page<\/td><td>Computer Programmer<\/td><td>\u00a316,000,000,000<\/td><td>\u00a337,096<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elon Musk<\/td><td>Farm Hand<\/td><td>\u00a383,000,000,000<\/td><td>\u00a328,870<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oprah Winfrey<\/td><td>Grocery Clerk<\/td><td>\u00a3165,000,000<\/td><td>\u00a320,030<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jeff Bezos<\/td><td>McDonald&#8217;s Fry Cook<\/td><td>\u00a352,000,000,000<\/td><td>\u00a319,396<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Biggest salary increases <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine starting your career as a Farm Hand or a McDonald&#8217;s Fry Cook and then becoming one of the wealthiest people on the planet. That&#8217;s the mind-boggling journey of entrepreneurs Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, who top our list as the entrepreneurs with the largest salaries of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Compared to the \u00a328,870 Elon Musk could have earned annually had he continued with his first job, the tech billionaire has seen a salary increase of more than two hundred eighty-seven million percent and is now one of the highest earners in the world. The same can be said for Jeff Bezos, whose paycheck from McDonald\u2019s is two hundred eight-six million times less than what he earns now. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oprah started as a grocery clerk with an average earning potential of \u00a320, 000 a year. She now earns around \u00a3165,000,000, making her the highest-earning woman on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Entrepreneur<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>First Job<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>First Job Salary p\/a<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Current Salary<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Salary Increase (%)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elon Musk<\/td><td>Farm Hand<\/td><td>\u00a328,870<\/td><td>\u00a383,000,000,000<\/td><td>287495570%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jeff Bezos<\/td><td>McDonald&#8217;s Fry Cook<\/td><td>\u00a319,396<\/td><td>\u00a352,000,000,000<\/td><td>268096415%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bill Gates<\/td><td>Computer Programmer<\/td><td>\u00a337,096<\/td><td>\u00a340,000,000,00<\/td><td>10782734%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Larry Page<\/td><td>Computer Programmer<\/td><td>\u00a337,096<\/td><td>\u00a316,000,000,000<\/td><td>43131235%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oprah Winfrey<\/td><td>Grocery Clerk<\/td><td>\u00a320,030<\/td><td>\u00a3165,000,000<\/td><td>823664%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Shawn Carter (Jay Z)<\/td><td>Salesman<\/td><td>\u00a3144,000<\/td><td>\u00a344,000,000<\/td><td>30456%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rihanna<\/td><td>Singer<\/td><td>\u00a340,844<\/td><td>\u00a337,000,000<\/td><td>90489%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mark Zuckerberg<\/td><td>Software Developer<\/td><td>\u00a349,409<\/td><td>\u00a319,000,000<\/td><td>38355%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Men vs. Women<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Oprah and Rihanna have amassed considerable wealth that far surpasses the earnings they could have ever made in their first jobs. Oprah built a media empire that includes television networks, a production company, and a magazine, making her one of the wealthiest women in the world. Similarly, Rihanna has expanded her influence into the fashion and beauty industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at the top earners between men and women, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have seen a combined 277795992% increase in average salaries, compared to a 457076% combined increase for Oprah and Rihanna.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Men<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Entrepreneur<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>First Job<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Current Annual Salary<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>First Job Salary p\/a<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Salary Increase (%)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total Ave. Salary Increase (%)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Elon Musk<strong><\/strong><\/td><td>Farm Hand<strong><\/strong><\/td><td>\u00a383,000,000,000<strong><\/strong><\/td><td>\u00a328,870<strong><\/strong><\/td><td>287495570%<strong><\/strong><\/td><td>277795992%<strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jeff Bezos<strong><\/strong><\/td><td>McDonald&#8217;s Fry Cook<strong><\/strong><\/td><td>\u00a352,000,000,000<strong><\/strong><\/td><td>\u00a319,396<strong><\/strong><\/td><td>268096415%<strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;Women<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Entrepreneur<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>First Job<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Current Annual Salary<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>First Job Salary p\/a<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Salary Increase (%)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total Ave. Salary Increase (%)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Oprah<\/td><td>Grocery Clerk<\/td><td>\u00a3165,000,000<\/td><td>\u00a320,030<\/td><td>823664%<\/td><td>457076%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rihanna<\/td><td>Singer<\/td><td>\u00a337,000,000<\/td><td>\u00a340,844<\/td><td>90489%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They might have private jets and entourages, but many of the world\u2019s wealthiest people come from much more relatable beginnings. 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