8. Tim Cook, Jony Ive, Craig Federighi

CEO; SVP of Design; SVP of Software Engineering, Apple

Apple's Tim Cook got his mojo back last year with the launch of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C in September. The company even sold more iPhone 5S models than expected. Back in May, the App Store passed 50 billion downloads, with more than $10 billion paid out to developers. In 2013, Tim Cook's compensation was $4.25 million.

Apple also surprised everyone when Craig Federighi announced that Apple would release its newest Mac operating system, Mavericks, for free.

Jony Ive is in charge of all software and hardware design at Apple.

In the past year, Ive has guided the Apple through several big releases. He was the brains behind iOS 7, the biggest update to the iPhone software since the original launched in 2007, as well as the new iPhone 5S and 5C.

Before Steve Jobs passed away, Jobs told his biographer Walter Isaacson that if he had a spiritual partner at Apple, it was Ive.