CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Amazon AMZN
CEO: Andy Jassy · Internet Retail · 1,540,000 employees
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon (AMZN), earned $40.0M in total compensation in 2025. Amazon receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of B (69/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 1143:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 96.6%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +17.7%.
How Amazon CEO Pay Compares
Andy Jassy's $40.0M total compensation is 0% below the Internet Retail industry median of $40.0M. The 1143:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 0% lower than the industry average of 1143:1. Shareholders broadly support this compensation, with 96.6% approval.
$40.0M is what Andy Jassy earned as CEO of Amazon (AMZN). The package puts Andy Jassy 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-worker pay ratio runs an extreme 1143x: Andy Jassy's compensation is more than 500 times the company's median worker pay of $35,000. The Dodd-Frank-mandated ratio disclosure has surfaced pay ratios this high primarily at retail, hospitality, and consumer-goods companies where a large workforce of lower-wage workers anchors the denominator. Performance has been positive over the three-year window: TSR of 17.7% alongside 11.7% revenue growth. Compensation packages tied to relative TSR or absolute return benchmarks would have vested at or near target levels with this performance profile.
Shareholders ratified the compensation package overwhelmingly: 97% of votes cast supported the company's pay practices at the most recent annual meeting. Say-on-pay support above 95% is typical for well-aligned compensation programs without obvious controversy. Amazon operates in Internet Retail with 1,540,000 employees and $637.4B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $2000.0B. 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 Amazon (AMZN).
Compensation Breakdown
Andy Jassy'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
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon (AMZN), 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
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon (AMZN), 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.
Amazon has a Pay-for-Performance Score of B (69/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +17.7%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 96.6% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Amazon is 1143:1. The median worker at Amazon earns $35K per year, while CEO Andy Jassy earns $40.0M in total compensation.
Amazon employs approximately 1,540,000 people. The company operates in the Internet Retail industry within the Consumer Discretionary sector, generating $637.4B in annual revenue.