The SEC requires companies to show the relationship between the CEO's pay and the median pay of the company's workers. For McDonald's ( NYSE MCD | MCD Price Prediction), that figure is 1,082 to 1, which is among the highest in the S&P 500. To do the math, CEO Chris Kempczinski made $20,574,525 in 2025. The median pay of all McDonald's workers was $19,020.
"We have a very large endowment and campaign fund. Those options were not looked into. Our top priority is saving as many jobs as possible. Our main message is to chop from the top."
Most employer 401(k) plans allow mid-year changes to the deferral election percentage. Before the bonus pay period, raise the deferral rate high enough to funnel as much of the bonus as possible into the 401(k), up to the annual limit.
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna received a financial package valued at $38 million in calendar 2025 - equivalent to the average collective pay of 765 Big Blue workers. As the triple crown holder - Chairman, CEO and President - Krishna hit annual and longer term incentive targets, according to IBM's proxy statement. As such, his award leaped compared to the $25.14 million he received in the prior year.
Zaslav could receive $34.2m in cash severance payments, $115.8m in vested stock and $517.2m in unvested share awards once the deal is complete, according to a filing from Warner Bros Discovery on Monday. The chief executive of the studio is also expecting tax reimbursements of up to $335.4m.
The company, which owns the president's struggling far-right social media platform, issued an alarming financial report earlier this month, revealing that it had lost a staggering $712.1 million last year - while earning a pitiful $3.7 million. The disastrous figures once again highlighted how the company, 52 percent of which is owned by Trump and which trades with a ticker of his initials DJT, has firmly cemented itself as a gauge of the president's popularity rather than as a viable business.
Despite Nvidia's staggering $4.5 trillion valuation and CEO and founder Jensen Huang's $154 billion net worth, his cash bonus this year will only be $4 million if the company meets performance targets, according to a March 6 SEC filing. For some, a $4 million bonus would be life-changing. But for Huang, it's a drop in the bucket at just 0.26% of his net worth.
Alphabet has structured a three-year deal for its Google CEO that could make him one of the highest-paid executives on the planet - but most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone delivery venture.
Stephen Schwarzman earned $1.24 billion in compensation in 2025, a 20% increase from the previous year, with the majority stemming from dividends on his roughly 20% stake in Blackstone. His relatively modest salary of $350,000 contrasts sharply with his total compensation, reflecting his substantial ownership position in the asset management titan that achieved record profits.
Bank of America Corp. raised Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan's pay to $41 million for 2025, a year in which the second-largest US bank improved its profit but stock performance fell short of peers. The board granted Moynihan an unchanged base salary of $1.5 million and no cash bonus, "consistent with prior years," along with equity incentive awards totaling $39.5 million, according to a regulatory filing Friday.
Apple CEO Tim Cook earned $74.3 million in total compensation for fiscal year 2025. The tech giant hit a market cap of $4 trillion for the first time last year. Cook's pay package included salary, stock awards, bonuses, and other forms of compensation. Apple CEO Tim Cook's salary in 2025 was $3 million, but his total compensation, including stock awards and bonuses, dwarfed that amount.
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The video game retailer said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that Cohen would have to grow its market capitalization to $100 billion and it would need to hit $10 billion in cumulative performance EBITDA - or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization - for his award to fully vest. GameStop said Cohen won't receive any guaranteed pay, which it defines as no salary, no cash bonuses, and no stock that simply vests over time.
Elon Musk wants to bring more joy to the world. Writing on X on Christmas Eve, Musk said he was switching up Tesla's "mission wording" from "Sustainable Abundance" to "Amazing Abundance." "The latter is more joyful," he wrote. Musk appeared to be referring to Tesla's latest " master plan," its long-term strategy document. The fourth edition, released this September, contains several mentions of "sustainable abundance" - an idea that Tesla's products and services will "accelerate global prosperity" and create "a safer, cleaner, and more enjoyable world."
In this episode of the Jabot podcast, I chat with Sandra Cohen, co-managing partner at Cohen & Buckmann. Sandra shares her journey from HR to law, specializing in executive compensation and employee benefits. Discover the challenges and rewards of running a boutique law firm and gain insights into the niche legal field of ERISA. It's a must-listen for those curious about dynamic law careers and the evolving landscape of boutique legal practices!
The 65-year-old executive has long been one of the media's highest-paid leaders, taking home a compensation package of $51.9 million in 2024 alone-even as the company weathered layoffs and strategy turmoil. And earlier this year, Zaslav signed a new contract packed with more stock options that could exceed $420 million in value, with the ultimate payout influenced by whether Netflix's $27.75-per-share cash-and-stock bid or Paramount's hostile $30-per-share cash offer wins out.
Retail is a tough industry where top brands post massive revenue figures, employ hundreds of thousands of people, and chase relatively tight profit margins. And while retail CEOs don't usually see the same rockstar treatment that tech execs enjoy, they are still in high demand. Leaders of these large retail chains are often paid eight-figure compensation packages for managing this complexity, based on Business Insider's analysis of proxy filings over the past year.
Pike Brewing (Seattle, Washington) will close Pike Pub and Pike Fish Bar, both located at the city's iconic Pike Place Market, it announced this week. The locations' final day of service will be November 30. All pints cost $4 until then, Pike shared. The closure comes slightly more than two years after Pike moved its brewing operations to a new facility in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood. That brewery does not have a taproom at the location.
