Icelandic business magazine Frjáls verslun (Iceland Review’s sister publication) has just published its annual issue with salaries of 2.400 Icelanders. One of the world’s richest men, Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, came in number 167 on the list of bankers and bank managers. The highest paid in each group are as follows:
Name
Salary/year
1. CEOs
USD
Sigurður Helgason, former CEO of Icelandair
1.948.866
2. Financial institutions
Hreiðar Már Sigurðsson, CEO. Kauthing Bank
3.717.113
3. Miscellaneous
Stefán Ákason, businessman.
745.072
4. Middle management
Jón Sigurðsson, frkvstj. financial dir. of FL-Group
2.435.794
5. Politicians
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland
283.052
6. Municipal Government
Gunnar Ingi Birgisson, mayor of . Kópavogur, former member of Althingi (Parliament).
243.794
7. Special Interest groups
Sveinn Hannesson, CEO. Industry Association
327.093
8. Government
Páll Gunnar Pálsson, Head of Competition Authority
196.454
9. Solicitors
Sigurður G. Guðjónsson, solicitor and publisher of daily newspaper Bladid
246.103
10. CPAs
Jón Þór Hallsson, CPA. Akran.
619.381
11. Physicians
Júlíus Valsson,
389.113
12. Dentists
Guðrún Ólafsdóttir,
233.897
13. Pilots
Hilmar Baldursson, Chief Pilot., Icelandair
253.361
14. Engineers
Björn Ingi Sveinsson, eng..
280.082
15. Priests
Hjálmar Jónsson, Reykjavík
141.031
16. Advertising
Sverrir Björnsson, manager of design. Hvíta húsinu
189.691
17. Artists
Jakob Frímann Magnússon, musicians.
226.639
18. Sports
Eggert Á. Magnússon, Chairman of Icelandic football Fed.
144.000
19. Media
Styrmir Gunnarsson, editor. Morgunbladid
269.856
20. Education
Ólafur Ísleifsson, lektor HR
410.062
21. Sailors
Guðmundur Jónsson, captain. Baldvin Thorsteinsson., Akureyri
299.711
