5. Placido Domingo, General Director, Los Angeles Opera, CA - $1.35 million
In addition to his general director duties, Domingo is an opera singer and conductor, performing in more than 3,600 shows. He’s also recorded multiple albums (which have won him 12 Grammy’s), appeared in more than 50 music videos, three opera films, and even played a voice role in Disney’s Beverly Hills Chihuahua. To have him employed as a performer and general director, the Los Angeles Opera paid him a generous $1.3 million in 2010, as well as $50k in deferred compensation.
