Matt Maddox of the Wynn Resorts is rich. Matt Maddox is so rich that his Wynn Resorts CFO & Treasurer job has named him the highest paid executive of a public company under 40.

How much Maddox money are we talking here? Maddox’s total compensation for 2008 was $17.66 million. His age? 34.

Maddox joined Wynn Resorts in 2002. He then was named head of financial operations in Macau. Last year Maddoz was named CFO of the entire empire. Fortune puts him number 1 of its lists of highest paid execs under 40. In 2008 his base salary was $593,590, stock options at $11 million, and stock awards at $5 million.