CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Palantir Technologies PLTR
CEO: Alex Karp · Software · 3,700 employees
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies (PLTR), earned $12.0M in total compensation in 2025. Palantir Technologies receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of A (98/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 75:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 90.7%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +55.3%.
How Palantir Technologies CEO Pay Compares
Alex Karp's $12.0M total compensation is 24% below the Software industry median of $15.7M. The 75:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 44% lower than the industry average of 134:1.
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies (PLTR), received $12.0M in total reported compensation. The package mix typical at this scale: a small base salary, a larger stock-award component, and performance-tied incentives that vest over multiple years based on relative TSR or earnings benchmarks.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio runs 75x. Lower ratios typically reflect companies with higher-paid workforces (financial services, technology, professional services) where the median worker pay denominator is itself substantial. Performance over the same three-year window has been strong: Palantir Technologies delivered a 3-year total shareholder return of 55.3% on top of 41.8% revenue growth. Pay packages of this size are easier to defend when the underlying performance is delivering.
Say-on-pay support was strong at 91%. 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. Palantir Technologies operates in Software with 3,700 employees and $2.8B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $150.0B. 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 Palantir Technologies (PLTR).
Compensation Breakdown
Alex Karp's $12.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $1.2M in base salary, $6.0M in stock awards, $1.4M in option awards, and $1.8M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
| 2024 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
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.
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Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies (PLTR), earns $12.0M 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
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies (PLTR), earns $12.0M 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.
Palantir Technologies has a Pay-for-Performance Score of A (98/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +55.3%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 90.7% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Palantir Technologies is 75:1. The median worker at Palantir Technologies earns $160K per year, while CEO Alex Karp earns $12.0M in total compensation.
Palantir Technologies employs approximately 3,700 people. The company operates in the Software industry within the Technology sector, generating $2.8B in annual revenue.