When he took over as Google's chief in 2015, Pichai drew an annual salary of $652,500. The following year his earnings skyrocketed, thanks to a massive $199 million in stock awards, the highest ever for any Alphabet executive back then.
Ngenkathi ethatha njengomphathi wakwa-Google ngo-2015 u-Pichai wahola $652 500 ngonyaka. Ngonyaka olandelayo iholo lakhe ladlondlobala, umthelela waba sekungeneni kwemali engu-$199 wezigidi, okuphakeme ukwedlula ezinye izikhathi kubaphathi bakwa-Alphabet bangaleso sikhathi.