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CEOs Paid $20M to $50M

18 public company CEOs in this compensation range.

18
Companies
318:1
Avg Pay Ratio
$40.0M
Highest in Range
$20.0M
Lowest in Range

Grade Distribution

3
Grade A
5
Grade B
4
Grade C
6
Grade D
0
Grade F

All Companies — $20M to $50M

Alphabet (GOOGL)

CEO: Sundar Pichai · Internet Services · Pay ratio: 235:1

$40.0M
total comp
B

Amazon (AMZN)

CEO: Andy Jassy · Internet Retail · Pay ratio: 1143:1

$40.0M
total comp
B

Meta Platforms (META)

CEO: Mark Zuckerberg · Social Media · Pay ratio: 242:1

$40.0M
total comp
A

Apple (AAPL)

CEO: Tim Cook · Technology Hardware · Pay ratio: 482:1

$38.6M
total comp
D

Microsoft (MSFT)

CEO: Satya Nadella · Software · Pay ratio: 225:1

$35.9M
total comp
D

Bank of America (BAC)

CEO: Brian Moynihan · Banks · Pay ratio: 462:1

$30.0M
total comp
D

Oracle (ORCL)

CEO: Safra Catz · Software · Pay ratio: 188:1

$30.0M
total comp
C

Cisco Systems (CSCO)

CEO: Chuck Robbins · Networking · Pay ratio: 224:1

$29.1M
total comp
D

Salesforce (CRM)

CEO: Marc Benioff · Software · Pay ratio: 175:1

$28.1M
total comp
A

Goldman Sachs (GS)

CEO: David Solomon · Investment Banking · Pay ratio: 230:1

$27.6M
total comp
B

Airbnb (ABNB)

CEO: Brian Chesky · Online Travel · Pay ratio: 625:1

$25.0M
total comp
D

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B)

CEO: Greg Abel · Diversified Financials · Pay ratio: 313:1

$25.0M
total comp
D

Snowflake (SNOW)

CEO: Sridhar Ramaswamy · Cloud Computing · Pay ratio: 161:1

$25.0M
total comp
B

Workday (WDAY)

CEO: Carl Eschenbach · Software · Pay ratio: 156:1

$25.0M
total comp
A

Block Inc (SQ)

CEO: Jack Dorsey · Fintech · Pay ratio: 304:1

$24.3M
total comp
C

Qualcomm (QCOM)

CEO: Cristiano Amon · Semiconductors · Pay ratio: 159:1

$22.3M
total comp
C

CrowdStrike (CRWD)

CEO: George Kurtz · Cybersecurity · Pay ratio: 146:1

$21.9M
total comp
C

PayPal Holdings (PYPL)

CEO: Alex Chriss · Fintech · Pay ratio: 251:1

$20.0M
total comp
B

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Frequently Asked Questions

18 public company CEOs in our database earn $20M to $50M in total compensation. Their average CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 318:1.

CEO total compensation includes base salary, cash bonuses, stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation, pension/deferred compensation changes, and all other compensation as reported in the SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A) Summary Compensation Table.

Not necessarily. Our Pay-for-Performance Score grades whether CEO pay aligns with company results. Among CEOs paid $20M to $50M, the grade distribution is: Grade B: 5, Grade A: 3, Grade D: 6, Grade C: 4. Higher pay does not automatically mean better or worse performance alignment.

Sources: SEC EDGAR Proxy Statements (DEF 14A)
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