CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Arista Networks ANET
CEO: Jayshree Ullal · Networking · 4,200 employees
Jayshree Ullal, CEO of Arista Networks (ANET), earned $18.0M in total compensation in 2024. Arista Networks receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of C (60/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 138:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 94.1%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +9.3%.
How Arista Networks CEO Pay Compares
Jayshree Ullal's $18.0M total compensation is 38% below the Networking industry median of $29.1M. The 138:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 24% lower than the industry average of 181:1.
Arista Networks (ANET) reported total CEO compensation of $18.0M for Jayshree Ullal. The structure is typical of large-cap public companies: a small fixed salary, substantial equity awards, and short- and long-term incentive plans tied to performance.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio runs 138x. Lower ratios typically reflect companies with higher-paid workforces (financial services, technology, professional services) where the median worker pay denominator is itself substantial. Three-year performance has been roughly flat — TSR of 9.3% alongside 0.0% revenue growth. Flat performance over a multi-year window is where pay-versus-performance debates get the most heated: large compensation packages without commensurate shareholder returns are the modal complaint at annual meetings.
Say-on-pay support was strong at 94%. 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. Arista Networks operates in Networking with 4,200 employees and $7.0B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $120.0B. 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 Arista Networks (ANET).
Compensation Breakdown
Jayshree Ullal's $18.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2024 includes $1.8M in base salary, $9.0M in stock awards, $2.2M in option awards, and $2.7M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.8M | - | $9.0M | $2.2M | $2.7M | $2.0M | $18.0M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | - | $8.6M | $2.1M | $2.6M | $1.9M | $17.1M |
| 2022 | $1.6M | - | $8.1M | $1.9M | $2.4M | $1.8M | $16.2M |
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.
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Jayshree Ullal, CEO of Arista Networks (ANET), earns $18.0M 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.
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Jayshree Ullal, CEO of Arista Networks (ANET), earns $18.0M 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.
Arista Networks has a Pay-for-Performance Score of C (60/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +9.3%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 94.1% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Arista Networks is 138:1. The median worker at Arista Networks earns $130K per year, while CEO Jayshree Ullal earns $18.0M in total compensation.
Arista Networks employs approximately 4,200 people. The company operates in the Networking industry within the Technology sector, generating $7.0B in annual revenue.