大銀幕上的情報人員出手向來闊綽，比如說詹姆斯·邦德，他的標配便是名表跟阿斯頓·馬丁跑車。

不過，美國聯邦調查局（FBI）前任局長詹姆斯·科米并未享受到這樣的奢華。按照人事管理局（OPM）提供的數據，科米2017年的薪資為17.21萬美元。此外根據工作表現，他可能還會獲得1.5萬美元的額外收入。不過上星期二晚，美國總統唐納德·特朗普宣布解雇科米，科米將無法拿到全年薪水，但他會得到一筆解雇補償金。

公司的首席執行官被解雇時，往往都會收獲一筆不菲的離職補償，該金額可能是年薪的一大部分，甚至有可能超過年薪。比如，雅虎（Yahoo）的首席執行官瑪麗莎·梅耶爾在2016年獲得了價值為2,700萬美元的股票、期權和現金。威瑞森（Verizon）完成對雅虎的收購后，梅耶爾將會獲得2,300萬美元的巨額離職補償金。

科米能夠拿到多少補償金尚未可知。目前，司法部（Department of Justice）、人事管理局和聯邦調查局均未回應《財富》雜志的疑問。

不過，OPM提供了一份FBI全職員工的基本工資表，可以據此估算他們的補償金。OPM稱，員工離職補償的計算方法要“更為復雜和精細” ，但我們依舊能算個大概。科米在FBI 工作了3年8個月零7天，他的年齡是56歲7個月，那么他的離職補償金應該在32,254美元左右。

這一估算的前提是，他不是因為“不可接受的表現或行為”而遭到解雇，上述總金額中也沒有將他這一年未使用的假期或病假天數計算進去。此外，科米可以根據自身情況，選擇是否接受免費的就業培訓。

與梅耶爾的巨額離職補償金相比，這一估算出來的數字顯得有些寒酸。當然，換個角度來看，這些錢足夠讓一個美國的五口之家生活在貧困線之上。

微薄的補償金并不會讓科米陷入經濟困境。2013年被任命為聯邦局長之時，CNN曾有報道，他的凈資產據估算超過1,100萬美元。他擔任聯邦局長前，曾在全球最大的對沖基金橋水公司（Bridgewater）工作，這為他積累了可觀的財富。

科米離開聯邦調查局也不會令他顏面掃地。對沖基金經理和政治家們紛紛出面為他辯護，競選雙方陣營均有人質疑特朗普解雇科米的合理性。司法部長辦公室稱，總統決定解雇科米是由于他在處理希拉里·克林頓“郵件門”中的表現不佳，但評論家們提出質疑，認為科米遭到解雇可能與他調查俄羅斯干預美國大選一事有關。

總體來看，由于總統此前的一系列行為，解雇補償金有望上漲。免除科米的職務之前，特朗普政府之前也曾突然宣布解雇紐約南區前檢察官普利特·巴拉拉、前代理司法部長薩莉·耶茨，以及白宮前首席接待員安琪拉·里德。（財富中文網）

譯者：嚴匡正

On the silver screen, members of the intelligence community are rolling in the dough. Think James Bond and his multi-thousand dollar watches, fitted suits, and Aston Martins.

But for former FBI director James Corey, the reality is a little less explosive. Comey was set to earn $172,100 of his base salary in 2017, according to data from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). He may have also been eligible to earn an additional $15,000 based on his performance in 2017. But then President Donald Trump fired Comey Tuesday night—and now Comey is looking at a severance package rather than his full annual salary.

When CEOs running a company are dismissed, they are often given a severance package representing a big chunk, if not more, of their annual pay. For instance, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer earned $27 million in 2016 in stock, options, and cash. And after Verizon completes its purchase of Yahoo, Mayer will be out with a hefty additional $23 million as her golden parachute.

It's hard to say exactly how much Comey will receive—so far, the Department of Justice, OPM, and FBI have yet to respond to requests for confirmation by Fortune.

But the OPM does provide a basic worksheet full-time federal employees to help approximate their payout. Granted, the actual calculation formula for an employee's severance is "somewhat more complicated and technical," the OPM states—but it's still possible to establish a rough estimate. For Comey's 3 years, 8 months, and 7 days of service at the FBI, and his 56 years and 7 months of age, Comey's severance should be close to about $32,254.

That's assuming he wasn't removed for "unacceptable performance or conduct." It also doesn't factor in the lump sum he would be entitled to receive over any unused vacation or sick days from this year. Comey can also choose to undergo free job retraining should feel the need.

The estimate may look measly compared to Mayer's multi-million dollar golden parachute—but from another perspective, the severance pay is enough to put a U.S. family of five above the poverty line.

Not that a smaller severance would leave Comey financially unstable: At the time of his nomination in 2013, Comey's net worth was estimated at more than $11 million, according to CNN. This was thanks in part to his cushy job at the world's biggest hedge fund, Bridgewater, where he worked prior to joining the FBI.

Comey is also not exactly leaving the FBI in disgrace. Hedge fund managers and politicians have come to his defense, while those on both sides of the aisle are questioning Trump's rational for firing Comey. The attorney general's office said the decision was due to Comey's handling of the Hillary Clinton emails case, but critics are questioning whether or not Comey's investigation regarding Russia's influence on the U.S. election had something to do with it.

Overall, severance payments are likely to be piling up thanks to the president: Prior to Comey, the Trump administration abruptly dismissed Preet Bharara, the former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Sally Yates, former acting Attorney General; and Angella Reid, the former White house chief usher.