Famous Pay Checks

Steven Spielberg2005 pay: $332 million

Pay per minute: $632

Howard Stern2005 pay: $302 million
Pay per minute: $575

George Lucas2005 pay: $235 million
Pay per minute: $447

Oprah Winfrey2005 pay: $225 million
Pay per minute: $428

Jerry Seinfeld2005 pay: $100 million
Pay per minute: $190

Tiger Woods2005 pay: $90 million
Pay per minute: $171

Dan Brown2005 pay: $88 million
Pay per minute: $167

Jerry Bruckheimer2005 pay: $84 million
Pay per minute: $160

J.K. Rowling2005 pay: $75 million
Pay per minute: $143

Dick Wolf2005 pay: $70 million
Pay per minute: $133


And the Biggest of them All...

Lakshmi Mittal: Worth $23.5 billion
Pay per minute: $3,130

Bill Gates: Worth $50 billion
Pay per minute: $6,659 .
His foundation, which is frequently lauded for its investments in education and antipoverty programs, handed out $2,663 per minute last year