SEC Proxy Data · Updated Apr 2026
How Much Does the CEO Make - Straight from SEC Filings
CEOPayWatch reports the SEC-disclosed total compensation for 34 large U.S. public-company CEOs — the headline "Total" line from each company's DEF 14A proxy filing, with multi-year history. The median CEO in our dataset earned $30.4M last year.
Every figure is a real SEC-disclosed number. No estimates, no derived metrics — just the disclosed total and where it came from.
Highest Paid CEOs
View all rankingsBroadcomAVGO
CEO: Hock Tan
Semiconductors
MicrosoftMSFT
CEO: Satya Nadella
Software
AppleAAPL
CEO: Tim Cook
Technology Hardware
NetflixNFLX
CEO: Ted Sarandos
Streaming
Cisco SystemsCSCO
CEO: Chuck Robbins
Networking
AdobeADBE
CEO: Shantanu Narayen
Software
SalesforceCRM
CEO: Marc Benioff
Software
Walt DisneyDIS
CEO: Bob Iger
Entertainment
JPMorgan ChaseJPM
CEO: Jamie Dimon
Banks
IBMIBM
CEO: Arvind Krishna
IT Services
Eli LillyLLY
CEO: David Ricks
Pharmaceuticals
NVIDIANVDA
CEO: Jensen Huang
Semiconductors
Bank of AmericaBAC
CEO: Brian Moynihan
Banks
ExxonMobilXOM
CEO: Darren Woods
Oil & Gas
Coca-ColaKO
CEO: James Quincey
Beverages
VerizonVZ
CEO: Hans Vestberg
Telecommunications
StarbucksSBUX
CEO: Brian Niccol
Restaurants
AT&TT
CEO: John Stankey
Telecommunications
General MotorsGM
CEO: Mary Barra
Automobiles
WalmartWMT
CEO: Doug McMillon
Retail
CEO Pay Rankings (2026)
The full ranked dataset — CEO, company, ticker, industry, and SEC-disclosed total compensation for every covered company. Every figure is a real disclosed proxy number. Enter your email to get the machine-readable CSV.
Explore CEO Pay
Highest-Paid CEOs
The full leaderboard ranked by SEC-disclosed total compensation.
Highest-Paid Bank CEOs
Commercial and investment-bank CEO pay from DEF 14A filings.
Highest-Paid Healthcare CEOs
Pharma, devices, biotech, and health-insurance CEO pay.
Highest-Paid Female CEOs
Women leading U.S. public companies, ranked by disclosed total comp.
Compare Two CEOs
Side-by-side SEC-disclosed total compensation for any two companies.
How CEO Pay Works
Learn how salary, stock, options, and bonuses combine into million-dollar packages.
CEO Pay by Industry
Semiconductors
2 companies · Avg CEO comp: $120.8M
Technology Hardware
1 companies · Avg CEO comp: $74.3M
Software
4 companies · Avg CEO comp: $55.8M
Streaming
1 companies · Avg CEO comp: $53.9M
Networking
1 companies · Avg CEO comp: $52.8M
Entertainment
1 companies · Avg CEO comp: $45.8M
IT Services
1 companies · Avg CEO comp: $38.0M
Banks
2 companies · Avg CEO comp: $37.2M
Pharmaceuticals
2 companies · Avg CEO comp: $32.1M
Restaurants
1 companies · Avg CEO comp: $31.0M
Telecommunications
2 companies · Avg CEO comp: $30.5M
CEO Pay by State
Featured Companies
Broadcom
CEO comp: $205.3M · Semiconductors
Netflix
CEO comp: $53.9M · Streaming
Salesforce
CEO comp: $49.4M · Software
IBM
CEO comp: $38.0M · IT Services
Bank of America
CEO comp: $33.7M · Banks
Verizon
CEO comp: $31.2M · Telecommunications
General Motors
CEO comp: $29.9M · Automobiles
Ford Motor
CEO comp: $27.5M · Automobiles
Nike
CEO comp: $26.0M · Apparel
Procter & Gamble
CEO comp: $21.9M · Consumer Products
Lockheed Martin
CEO comp: $18.1M · Aerospace & Defense
Amazon
CEO comp: $2.1M · Internet Retail
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does this data come from?
Every figure comes directly from SEC DEF 14A proxy statements, which public companies are required to file annually. We read the machine-readable iXBRL tag ecd:PeoTotalCompAmt — the Summary Compensation Table "Total" line — and report that disclosed headline figure. We do not estimate it.
What is included in CEO total compensation?
The disclosed total includes base salary, cash bonus, stock awards and option awards (at grant-date fair value), non-equity incentive pay, change in pension value, and other compensation. We report the single headline "Total"; the per-line-item split is disclosed inside each company's proxy and is not reproduced or estimated here.
How many companies are covered?
CEOPayWatch covers 34 large U.S. public companies for which we have a real SEC-disclosed CEO total compensation figure on file. Companies without a disclosed total are not shown — every number on the site is a real disclosed figure.
How much does the Apple or Microsoft CEO make?
Each company page shows the SEC-disclosed headline total compensation from the most recent DEF 14A proxy filing, plus the multi-year history. The per-line-item salary/stock/option split is disclosed inside the linked proxy and is not reproduced or estimated on our pages.
Are these grant-date or realized pay figures?
The disclosed total uses grant-date fair value for equity awards — the SEC Summary Compensation Table convention — not realized value. Actual realized pay can be higher or lower depending on share-price movement and vesting; it is reported separately in the same proxy.