CEO salaries and executive compensation

Mosseri walks away from courthouse
Big Tech

Instagram boss reveals he’s paid $900K per year plus stock worth ‘tens of millions of dollars’ as he denies ‘addiction’ claims

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February 12, 2026
Disney’s $27 million retention deal pays its No. 2 a higher base salary than her boss
C-Suite

Disney’s $27 million retention deal pays its No. 2 a higher base salary than her boss

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February 9, 2026
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C-Suite

New Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro stands to make $45 million, but he’ll also get something priceless—a ‘clean break’ with Bob Iger

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February 3, 2026
Here’s who topped the Fortune 500 in CEO pay last year—from Goldman’s David Solomon to Disney’s Bob Iger
C-Suite

Here’s who topped the Fortune 500 in CEO pay last year—from Goldman’s David Solomon to Disney’s Bob Iger

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January 28, 2026
Jeff Bezos capped his Amazon salary at $80,000: ‘How could I possibly need more incentive?’
C-Suite

Jeff Bezos capped his Amazon salary at $80,000: ‘How could I possibly need more incentive?’

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January 28, 2026
Walmart's CEO Doug McMillon
Success

Walmart CEO started his career unloading trailers at the warehouse. He says he got promotion after promotion by raising his hand when his boss was out

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January 23, 2026
Outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon
Success

Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon out-earns the average American’s salary in less than 20 hours—during a typical 30-minute commute, he’s already made $1,563

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January 9, 2026
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Commentary

Tesla’s vote wasn’t about pay. It was about who really runs the company

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January 8, 2026
Left: Greg Abel. Right: Warren Buffett.
Success

Meet Greg Abel, the new boss of Berkshire Hathaway—Warren Buffett’s successor started out by selling empty soda bottles for 5 cents and now he’s a billionaire CEO

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January 5, 2026
Elon Musk adds to his $679 billion fortune after Delaware court reverses its earlier decision and awards him a $55 billion Tesla pay package
Big Tech

Elon Musk adds to his $679 billion fortune after Delaware court reverses its earlier decision and awards him a $55 billion Tesla pay package

By Michael Liedtke and The Associated Press
December 21, 2025
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
Success

Elon Musk’s wealth has soared past $600 billion—he’s now worth double the next richest person alive, Google’s cofounder Larry Page

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December 16, 2025
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Success

Bad luck, six-figure earners: Elon Musk warns that money will ‘disappear’ in the future as AI makes work (and salaries) irrelevant

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December 15, 2025
Apple CEO Tim Cook
Success

Apple CEO Tim Cook out-earns the average American’s salary in just 7 hours—to put that into context, he could buy a new $439,000 home in just 2 days

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December 12, 2025
Gen Z spending
Success

Older generations bash Gen Z for ‘doom spending.’ But experts say there’s a good reason why people splurge when they’re young

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November 12, 2025
Warren Buffett speaks in front of a microphone. He is in front of a bright teal background.
Investing

‘Envy and greed walk hand in hand’: Warren Buffett casts side eye on Elon Musk-sized pay packages in final send-off

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November 10, 2025

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