In 2022, Barry McCarthy was the highest paid CEO in the United States, with compensation totaling just over 168.07 million U.S. dollars. Tim Cook of Apple was the second highest paid, at nearly 100,000 U.S. dollars.
Ranking of the highest-paid CEOs in the United States as of 2022
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Compensation in million U.S. dollars
Barry McCarthy (Peloton)
168.07
Timothy D. Cook (Apple)
99.42
Peter Zaffino (AIG)
75.31
Hock E. Tan (Broadcom)
60.61
Richard B. Handler (Jefferies Financial Group)
56.9
Satya Nadella (Microsoft)
54.95
Hamid R. Moghadam (Prologis)
48.15
Stephen J. Squeri (American Express)
48.03
Jason D. Robins (DraftKings)
47.38
Jay Chaudhry (Zscaler)
41.53
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Compensation includes information disclosed in company proxy statements including salary, bonus, stock and options valued at grant date, any deferred compensation, and other compensation (including benefits and perks).
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