Money

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Top 10 Highest-Paid CEOs (Recent Data). 2025

• Elon Musk (Tesla): Over $1 billion (2024 compensation actually paid).

• Alexander Karp (Palantir): Over $1 billion (2024 compensation actually paid).

• Hock E. Tan (Broadcom): ~$767 million.

• Brian Armstrong (Coinbase): ~$680 million.

• Jim Anderson (Coherent): ~$101.5 million.

• Brian Niccol (Starbucks): ~$95.8 million.

• H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. (GE Aerospace): ~$87.4 million.

• Satya Nadella (Microsoft): ~$79.1 million.

• Tim Cook (Apple): ~$74.6 million.

• Patrick Smith (Axon Enterprise): ~$164.5 million (noted in top rankings).