CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Meta Platforms META
CEO: Mark Zuckerberg · Social Media · 67,317 employees
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms (META), earned $40.0M in total compensation in 2025. Meta Platforms receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of A (93/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 242:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 94.9%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +70.8%.
How Meta Platforms CEO Pay Compares
Mark Zuckerberg's $40.0M total compensation is 0% below the Social Media industry median of $40.0M. The 242:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 0% lower than the industry average of 242:1.
$40.0M is what Mark Zuckerberg earned as CEO of Meta Platforms (META). The package puts Mark Zuckerberg 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 242x, meaning Mark Zuckerberg's $40.0M total comp is roughly that many times the median $165,000 earned by Meta Platforms workers. The ratio is in the mid-range of S&P 500 disclosures and reflects the standard public-company compensation structure. Performance over the same three-year window has been strong: Meta Platforms delivered a 3-year total shareholder return of 70.8% on top of 50.6% revenue growth. Pay packages of this size are easier to defend when the underlying performance is delivering.
Shareholders supported the compensation package at 95% on the most recent say-on-pay vote. Solid support without overwhelming endorsement is the typical pattern for established public companies with conventional compensation programs. Meta Platforms operates in Social Media with 67,317 employees and $160.0B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $1500.0B. 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 Meta Platforms (META).
Compensation Breakdown
Mark Zuckerberg'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 | $3.6M | - | $18.0M | $4.3M | $5.4M | $4.0M | $36.0M |
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
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms (META), 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
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms (META), 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.
Meta Platforms has a Pay-for-Performance Score of A (93/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +70.8%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 94.9% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Meta Platforms is 242:1. The median worker at Meta Platforms earns $165K per year, while CEO Mark Zuckerberg earns $40.0M in total compensation.
Meta Platforms employs approximately 67,317 people. The company operates in the Social Media industry within the Communication Services sector, generating $160.0B in annual revenue.