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The 10 highest-paid CEOs

Broadcom's Hock Tan was the highest-paid chief executive, earning over $161 million in total compensation last year

Chief executives had a very, very good year in 2023.


According to a new study by Equilar, a data analytics platform, median pay for CEOs of S&P 500 companies spiked by 12.6% last year to $16.3 million, a significant jump from 2022's modest 0.9% rise. Equilar said stock awards made up nearly 70% of total compensation last year. To compile compensation data, Equilar includes salaries, bonuses, benefits and perks.

We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 highest paid CEOs, including their industry of focus, and their total compensation.

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1. Hock E. Tan

  • Company: Broadcom Inc.
  • Industry: Semiconductor manufacturing company
  • Total Compensation: $161,826,161

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2. William J. Lansing

  • Company: Fair Issac Corporation
  • Industry: Financial services company
  • Total Compensation: $66,349,962

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3. Tim Cook

  • Company: Apple Inc.
  • Industry: Technology company
  • Total Compensation: $63,209,845

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4. Hamid R. Moghadam

  • Company: Prologis Inc
  • Industry: Real estate investment trust
  • Total Compensation: $50,891,597

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5. Theodore A. Sarandos

  • Company: Netflix
  • Industry: Streaming media company
  • Total Compensation: $49,834,936

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6. David M. Zaslav

  • Company: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
  • Industry: Media and entertainment company
  • Total Compensation: $49,702,546

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7. Glenn D. Fogel

  • Company: Booking Holdings Inc.
  • Industry: Travel company
  • Total Compensation: $46,720,734

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8. Shantanu Narayen

  • Company: Adobe Inc.
  • Industry: Software company
  • Total Compensation: $44,932,578

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9. Laurence Neil Hunn

  • Company: Roper Technologies, Inc.
  • Industry: Technology company
  • Total Compensation: $41,295,585

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10. William R. McDermott

  • Company: ServiceNow, Inc.
  • Industry: Software company
  • Total Compensation: $37,606,244