Highest-Paid CEOs 2026 — By Salary & Compensation
CEOs with the highest reported annual salaries and total compensation packages. Data sourced from public SEC filings.
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| # | Name | Net Worth | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $35.2B | $800M |
| 2 |  | $149.3B | $400M |
| 3 |  | $3.42B | $300M |
| 4 |  | $45.4B | $253M |
| 5 |  | $2.06B | $164.5M |
| 6 |  | $1.36B | $150M |
| 7 |  | $1.54B | $120M |
| 8 |  | $8.21B | $104M |
| 9 |  | $1.05B | $103M |
| 10 |  | $12.6B | $88.2M |
| 11 |  | $2.10B | $87.5M |
| 12 |  | $2.07B | $85.4M |
| 13 | | $5.20B | $84.8M |
| 14 |  | $1.17B | $80M |
| 15 |  | $4.71B | $80M |
| 16 |  | $1.89B | $80M |
| 17 |  | $9.17B | $77.3M |
| 18 |  | $2.98B | $74.3M |
| 19 | | $2.42B | $64.2M |
| 20 |  | $1.75B | $58M |
| 21 |  | $11.8B | $53M |
| 22 | | $1.44B | $52.4M |
| 23 |  | $2.24B | $50.9M |
| 24 |  | $1.22B | $50M |
| 25 |  | $1.42B | $48.7M |
| 26 | | $2.90B | $47.5M |
| 27 | | $1.69B | $40M |
| 28 |  | $1.03B | $40M |
| 29 |  | $8.32B | $39.6M |
| 30 |  | $3.16B | $39M |
| 31 | | $14.0B | $36.3M |
| 32 |  | $14.2B | $35.2M |
| 33 |  | $1.52B | $33.9M |
| 34 |  | $115.2B | $33M |
| 35 |  | $2.72B | $33M |
| 36 |  | $2.59B | $33M |
| 37 |  | $7.06B | $30M |
| 38 | | $1.10B | $29.5M |
| 39 | | $2.82B | $28.7M |
| 40 |  | $2.66B | $26M |
| 41 |  | $1.35B | $25.2M |
| 42 |  | $1.10B | $24M |
| 43 | | $2.33B | $23.9M |
| 44 | | $1.67B | $23.9M |
| 45 |  | $1.71B | $22.8M |
| 46 | | $21.1B | $21.8M |
| 47 |  | $4.35B | $21.2M |
| 48 |  | $2.15B | $20.8M |
| 49 |  | $13.0B | $20M |
| 50 |  | $4.79B | $19.9M |
About This Ranking
CEO compensation figures represent only the cash salary and reported bonus component of total pay. Most CEO wealth is created through equity appreciation rather than annual salary. A CEO earning $1M/year who holds a 5% stake in a company whose market cap grows from $1B to $100B will gain $5B in equity — dwarfing any salary figure. Salary alone is therefore a poor proxy for the total economic benefit a CEO receives.
All net worth figures are estimated from publicly available data including SEC filings, stock exchange prices, and company financial reports. Rankings are updated daily. Read our full methodology.