"The chief executive's pay package jumped to a record $96.5 million for fiscal 2025, about a 22% increase from $79 million in 2024, according to the company's proxy filing on Tuesday. The bulk of Nadella's pay - about $84.2 million - came from stock awards tied to Microsoft's market value during the AI boom. Nadella earned a $9.5 million cash bonus and a $2.5 million base salary, with about $196,000 in other benefits."
"For fiscal year 2025, Microsoft achieved 15% revenue increase to $281.7 billion and a 16% jump in net income to $101.8 billion. The results "demonstrate that Satya Nadella and his leadership team have positioned Microsoft as a clear artificial intelligence leader for this generational technology shift," the board committee said, adding that products like Azure and Copilot drove the strong results."
Satya Nadella's pay package reached a record $96.5 million for fiscal 2025, a roughly 22% increase from $79 million in 2024. About $84.2 million came from stock awards tied to Microsoft's market value during the AI boom; he also received a $9.5 million cash bonus, a $2.5 million base salary, and about $196,000 in other benefits. Microsoft reported revenue of $281.7 billion, up 15%, and net income of $101.8 billion, up 16%. The board cited AI leadership and products like Azure and Copilot as drivers, and noted that over 95% of Nadella's compensation opportunity is performance-based. Microsoft has invested over $13 billion in OpenAI since 2019.
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