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REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. says it raised CEO Steve Ballmer’s salary by 4 percent in fiscal 2009 as the software maker’s profit plunged 17 percent on weak personal computer sales.
Ballmer’s salary rose to $665,883 from $640,833, according to a preliminary filing Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The CEO’s bonus was $700,000 last year. Microsoft didn’t disclose Ballmer’s bonus for fiscal 2009.
