CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Alphabet GOOGL
CEO: Sundar Pichai · Internet Services · 182,502 employees
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet (GOOGL), earned $40.0M in total compensation in 2025. Alphabet receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of B (78/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 235:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 94.6%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +28.8%.
How Alphabet CEO Pay Compares
Sundar Pichai's $40.0M total compensation is 0% below the Internet Services industry median of $40.0M. The 235:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 0% lower than the industry average of 235:1.
$40.0M is what Sundar Pichai earned as CEO of Alphabet (GOOGL). The package puts Sundar Pichai among the most highly-compensated public-company CEOs in the U.S., a tier dominated by mega-cap technology and financial executives.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio is 235x, meaning Sundar Pichai's $40.0M total comp is roughly that many times the median $170,000 earned by Alphabet workers. The ratio is in the mid-range of S&P 500 disclosures and reflects the standard public-company compensation structure. Performance has been positive over the three-year window: TSR of 28.8% alongside 14.5% revenue growth. Compensation packages tied to relative TSR or absolute return benchmarks would have vested at or near target levels with this performance profile.
Say-on-pay support was strong at 95%. The Dodd-Frank-mandated advisory vote on executive compensation passes at most U.S. public companies with comfortable margins; meaningful dissent typically requires either pay-performance misalignment or specific governance concerns. Alphabet operates in Internet Services with 182,502 employees and $350.0B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $2100.0B. Pay comparisons across companies require controlling for these structural factors — a $20M package at a $10B-revenue tech company reads differently than the same package at a $1B-revenue industrial.
Source: SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A proxy statements for Alphabet (GOOGL).
Compensation Breakdown
Sundar Pichai's $40.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $4.0M in base salary, $20.0M in stock awards, $4.8M in option awards, and $6.0M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.0M | - | $20.0M | $4.8M | $6.0M | $4.4M | $40.0M |
| 2024 | $4.0M | - | $20.0M | $4.8M | $6.0M | $4.4M | $40.0M |
| 2023 | $4.0M | - | $20.0M | $4.8M | $6.0M | $4.4M | $40.0M |
| 2022 | $4.0M | - | $20.0M | $4.8M | $6.0M | $4.4M | $40.0M |
All compensation data is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR. The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.
Named Executive Officers
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet (GOOGL), earns $40.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet (GOOGL), earns $40.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Alphabet has a Pay-for-Performance Score of B (78/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +28.8%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 94.6% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Alphabet is 235:1. The median worker at Alphabet earns $170K per year, while CEO Sundar Pichai earns $40.0M in total compensation.
Alphabet employs approximately 182,502 people. The company operates in the Internet Services industry within the Communication Services sector, generating $350.0B in annual revenue.