Starbucks’s Schultz Is Paid the Equivalent of Nine Million Espresso Macchiatos

Howard Schultz.

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It’s still a lot of java.

Starbucks Corp. Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz received $20.1 million in reported compensation last year, the Seattle-based company said in a filing Monday, down from $21.5 million in 2014. Measured in his favorite beverage, the value of his pay is enough to buy almost 9 million espresso macchiatos -- or 24,400 each day for a year.