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💼 Highest-Paid CEOs in the US

The 100 highest-paid CEOs in the Equilar / New York Times 2026 study, ranked by fiscal 2025 total awarded compensation. Includes stock and options valued at grant date, rather than realized take-home pay. Company and ticker are shown below each CEO.

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Each dot is one CEO; hover for the name, company and exact award. The horizontal position uses a logarithmic scale so lower awards remain visible beside unusually large ones.

Bar lengths use a logarithmic scale from $10 million, so smaller awards remain visible.

1
Elon R. MuskTesla, Inc. (TSLA)
$132,298,849,867
2
Dylan FieldFigma, Inc. (FIG)
$864,358,634
3
Shankh S. MitraWelltower Inc. (WELL)
$821,090,355
4
Kasra NejatianOpendoor Technologies Inc. (OPEN)
$741,137,105
5
Robert J. ScaringeRivian Automotive, Inc. (RIVN)
$402,639,080
6
Niraj ShahWayfair Inc. (W)
$280,847,068
7
Hock E. TanBroadcom Inc. (AVGO)
$205,278,006
8
David M. ZaslavWarner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD)
$165,009,366
9
David M. SolomonThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS)
$118,891,594
10
Nikesh AroraPalo Alto Networks, Inc. (PANW)
$99,736,336
11
Christopher R. BrittChime Financial, Inc. (CHYM)
$98,935,542
12
Satya NadellaMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT)
$96,496,790
13
Jane Nind FraserCitigroup Inc. (C)
$95,757,800
14
Charles W. ScharfWells Fargo & Company (WFC)
$94,522,642
15
Lip-Bu TanIntel Corporation (INTC)
$92,990,900
16
Robin A. VinceThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BK)
$83,472,970
17
Mark D. McClainSailPoint, Inc. (SAIL)
$80,100,892
18
Marc N. CasperThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO)
$79,923,350
19
Ajei S. GopalProcore Technologies, Inc. (PCOR)
$77,416,665
20
Timothy D. CookApple Inc. (AAPL)
$74,294,811
21
Gregory C. CaseAon plc (AON)
$73,742,639
22
John C. PlantHowmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM)
$70,547,718
23
Michael P. LyonsFiserv, Inc. (FISV)
$70,341,992
24
John D. WrenOmnicom Group Inc. (OMC)
$69,865,846
25
Michael J. AroughetiAres Management Corporation (ARES)
$68,279,532
26
Ariel Z. EmanuelTKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO)
$67,361,782
27
Richard D. FairbankCapital One Financial Corporation (COF)
$64,960,306
28
David Ferris EllisonParamount Skydance Corporation (PSKY)
$63,211,569
29
Vinayak R. HegdeCredit Acceptance Corporation (CACC)
$62,567,647
30
Stephen J. HemsleyUnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH)
$60,938,062
31
Matthew PrinceCloudflare, Inc. (NET)
$60,551,052
32
Anirudh Devgan, Ph.D.Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS)
$56,683,575
33
Lisa T. Su, Ph.D.Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD)
$55,161,779
34
Theodore A. SarandosNetflix, Inc. (NFLX)
$53,905,972
35
Gregory K. PetersNetflix, Inc. (NFLX)
$53,187,307
36
Varun KrishnaRocket Companies, Inc. (RKT)
$52,889,799
37
Charles H. RobbinsCisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO)
$52,838,751
38
William R. McDermottServiceNow, Inc. (NOW)
$51,550,957
39
Shantanu NarayenAdobe Inc. (ADBE)
$51,173,935
40
Marc BenioffSalesforce, Inc. (CRM)
$49,379,252
41
Spencer M. RascoffMatch Group, Inc. (MTCH)
$47,009,531
42
Stephen J. SqueriAmerican Express Company (AXP)
$46,173,627
43
Scott L. ThompsonSomnigroup International Inc. (SGI)
$45,872,369
44
Robert A. IgerThe Walt Disney Company (DIS)
$45,842,574
45
Saumya Sutaria, M.D.Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC)
$43,108,968
46
Navid MahmoodzadeganMoelis & Company (MC)
$42,846,376
47
H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.General Electric Company (GE)
$42,402,892
48
Eric P. LefkofskyTempus AI, Inc. (TEM)
$41,495,833
49
James DimonJPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM)
$40,587,852
50
Perry A. SookNexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST)
$39,509,740
51
Derek ChangLiberty Media Corporation (FWON.K)
$39,316,494
52
William J. ReadyPinterest, Inc. (PINS)
$39,312,010
53
Arvind Krishna, Ph.D.IBM (IBM)
$37,946,715
54
Laurence D. FinkBlackRock, Inc. (BLK)
$37,749,569
55
Edward N. PickMorgan Stanley (MS)
$37,166,787
56
Matthew J. HawkinsWaystar Holding Corp. (WAY)
$37,124,319
57
Sasan K. GoodarziIntuit Inc. (INTU)
$36,845,552
58
William J. FehrmanAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP)
$36,565,839
59
Andrew C. FloranceCoStar Group, Inc. (CSGP)
$36,431,936
60
William J. LansingFair Isaac Corporation (FICO)
$36,045,267
61
Dushyant SharmaPaymentus Holdings, Inc. (PAY)
$35,629,806
62
Dara KhosrowshahiUber Technologies, Inc. (UBER)
$35,595,827
63
Srinivasan GopalanT-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS)
$35,439,422
64
Michael MiebachMastercard Incorporated (MA)
$35,422,518
65
Glenn D. FogelBooking Holdings Inc. (BKNG)
$35,418,102
66
Akshay Sudhir NahetaBakkt, Inc. (BKKT)
$35,217,148
67
Brian L. RobertsComcast Corporation (CMCSA)
$35,148,413
68
Donnie D. KingTyson Foods, Inc. (TSN)
$34,469,569
69
Gregory Q. BrownMotorola Solutions, Inc. (MSI)
$34,443,685
70
Michael Mark ManleyAutoNation, Inc. (AN)
$34,391,069
71
Daniel Hesse SchulmanVerizon Communications Inc. (VZ)
$34,311,016
72
Henry A. FernandezMSCI Inc. (MSCI)
$33,320,590
73
Henry L. SchuckZoomInfo Technologies Inc. (GTM)
$33,297,747
74
Michael M. Morrissey, Ph.D.Exelixis, Inc. (EXEL)
$33,239,183
75
Evan G. GreenbergChubb Limited (CB)
$33,180,582
76
Darren W. WoodsExxon Mobil Corporation (XOM)
$32,998,628
77
Brian T. MoynihanBank of America Corporation (BAC)
$32,738,540
78
Michael RapinoLive Nation Entertainment, Inc. (LYV)
$32,552,324
79
Peter ZaffinoAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG)
$32,460,049
80
J. Scott KirbyUnited Airlines Holdings, Inc. (UAL)
$32,282,253
81
Harry A. Lawton, IIITractor Supply Company (TSCO)
$32,277,194
82
David A. RicksEli Lilly and Company (LLY)
$32,246,701
83
William J. MeuryIncyte Corporation (INCY)
$32,085,952
84
Ryan McInerneyVisa Inc. (V)
$31,540,028
85
Brian R. NiccolStarbucks Corporation (SBUX)
$30,992,773
86
Sanjay MehrotraMicron Technology, Inc. (MU)
$30,940,146
87
Kevin D. HochmanBrinker International, Inc. (EAT)
$30,465,768
88
Marcus A. LemonisCamping World Holdings, Inc. (CWH)
$30,404,864
89
Anthony J. NotoSoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI)
$30,275,733
90
James QuinceyThe Coca-Cola Company (KO)
$30,099,679
91
Jon WinkelriedTPG Inc. (TPG)
$29,897,761
92
Mary T. BarraGeneral Motors Company (GM)
$29,895,868
93
Chris RogersMaplebear Inc. (CART)
$29,847,540
94
Andrew P. HiderBaxter International Inc. (BAX)
$29,805,182
95
Cristiano R. AmonQUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)
$29,701,097
96
Gary E. DickersonApplied Materials, Inc. (AMAT)
$29,649,352
97
Julie Spellman SweetAccenture plc (ACN)
$29,641,903
98
Stuart A. MillerLennar Corporation (LEN)
$29,527,931
99
Douglas I. OstroverBlue Owl Capital Inc. (OWL)
$29,237,055
100
Marc S. LipschultzBlue Owl Capital Inc. (OWL)
$29,219,230

Highlights

Within United States, Elon R. Musk ranks first in 2025 with $132,298,849,867, followed by Dylan Field ($864,358,634) and Shankh S. Mitra ($821,090,355).

Elon R. Musk is 153 times higher than Dylan Field, the runner-up.

Across 100 entries, values run from $132,298,849,867 (Elon R. Musk) to $29,219,230 (Marc S. Lipschultz), with a median of $39,413,117.

Source: Equilar / The New York Times — 100 Highest-Paid CEOs (2026 edition), 2025. Unit: USD.

Source: Equilar / The New York Times — 100 Highest-Paid CEOs (2026 edition) · fetched Oct 15, 2026 — Published June 5, 2026; fiscal 2025 awarded compensation, not realized take-home pay. Includes salary, cash bonuses, stock and options at grant-date value, benefits and perks; excludes pension-value changes and above-market deferred-compensation earnings. Covers U.S.-based or listed companies with revenue over $1 billion and proxy statements filed by April 30, 2026. US scope describes the study's company universe, not CEO nationality.