Apple Inc.'s (NDAQ:AAPL) Steve Jobs took over the top spot as far as CEO compensation, according to an article in Forbes magazine. Jobs' $1 salary was dwarfed by $646 million in stock compensation for 2006, making him the highest paid executive in the US. In fact, this number works out to a shocking $310,576 per hour assuming a 40-hour work week. The number was more than twice the compensation of the next person on the list: Ray Irani of Occidental Petroleum, who took home $321 million - mostly in exercised stock options. Investors can't complain about performance at least, with Apple shares almost 100% off of their 2006 lows!