Two Indian-origin leaders among top 10 highest-paid S&P 500 CEOs
Updated: Oct 21st, 2024
Two Indian-origin Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are listed in the top 10 of the world’s highest-paid CEOs of S&P 500 Companies.
As per the survey, Nikesh Arora of Palo Alto Networks Inc has been listed in the top 10 of the list with an income of $151,425,203 i.e. ₹12,73,05,13,668 (1,273.05 crore).
Another Indian-origin CEO in the top 10 include Satya Nadella of Microsoft Corp with an income of $48,512,537 i.e. ₹4,07,85,12,051 (₹407.85 crore)
Other Indian-origin CEOs on the list are Ravi Kumar of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp and Shantanu Narayen of Adobe Inc.
Over the past decade, CEO pay at S&P 500 companies has surged by over $4 million, with the average CEO earning $17.7 million in 2023.
In contrast, the typical US worker saw a much smaller wage increase of $18,240 during the same period, bringing the average annual salary to $65,470 in 2023.
Top 10 highest-paid CEOs at S&P 500 companies FY 2023*
| Company | CEO | CEO Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | Hock Tan | $161,826,161 |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc | Nikesh Arora | $151,425,203 |
| Blackstone Inc | Stephen Schwarzman | $119,784,375 |
| Charter Communications, Inc | Christopher Winfrey | $89,077,078 |
| Fair Isaac Corp | William Lansing | $66,349,962 |
| Apple Inc | Tim Cook | $63,209,845 |
| Prologis, Inc | Hamid Moghadam | $50,891,597 |
| Netflix Inc | Ted Sarandos | $49,834,936 |
| Warner Bros Discovery, Inc | David Zaslav | $49,702,546 |
| Microsoft Corp | Satya Nadella | $48,512,537 |
(*Table source: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations AFL-CIO)
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