The 10 highest-paid CEOs
Broadcom's Hock Tan was the highest-paid chief executive, earning over $161 million in total compensation last year
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Updated June 4, 2024
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.
1. Hock E. Tan
- Company: Broadcom $AVGO Inc.
- Industry: Semiconductor manufacturing company
- Total Compensation: $161,826,161
2. William J. Lansing
- Company: Fair Issac Corporation
- Industry: Financial services company
- Total Compensation: $66,349,962
3. Tim Cook
- Company: Apple $AAPL Inc.
- Industry: Technology company
- Total Compensation: $63,209,845
4. Hamid R. Moghadam
- Company: Prologis Inc
- Industry: Real estate investment trust
- Total Compensation: $50,891,597
5. Theodore A. Sarandos
- Company: Netflix $NFLX
- Industry: Streaming media company
- Total Compensation: $49,834,936
6. David M. Zaslav
- Company: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
- Industry: Media and entertainment company
- Total Compensation: $49,702,546
7. Glenn D. Fogel
- Company: Booking Holdings $BKNG Inc.
- Industry: Travel company
- Total Compensation: $46,720,734
8. Shantanu Narayen
- Company: Adobe $ADBE Inc.
- Industry: Software company
- Total Compensation: $44,932,578
9. Laurence Neil Hunn
- Company: Roper Technologies $ROP, Inc.
- Industry: Technology company
- Total Compensation: $41,295,585
10. William R. McDermott
- Company: ServiceNow $NOW, Inc.
- Industry: Software company
- Total Compensation: $37,606,244