Temp Job At Apple = $12.3M
This has to be the highest paying temp job in the world. Just take the helm from Steve Job for a few months, make sure nothing blows up while you are "in charge" and you get $14 million in stocks. 
This year for Tim closes with a $12.3 million stock award plus a $100,00 salary raise (up to $800,000 from $700,000) and a fat cash bonus of $800,000. Total compensation for 2009? $14 million. Steve Jobs took his usual $1 salary and a $1 bonus.