Via BankersBall

Two hedge funds managers made more than $1 billion in ‘05, according to Institutional Investor’s Alpha Magazine. Pay was up 45% from 2004.

1. $1.5 BN: James Simons, Renaissance Technologies Corp.
2. $1.4 BN: T. Boone Pickens, BP Capital
3. $840 MM: George Soros
4. $550 MM: Steven Cohen
5. $500 MM: Paul Tudor Jones II

Average of top 26 managers: $363 MM.