Highest-paid CEOs in the U.S. 2018
Ranking of the highest-paid CEOs in the United States as of 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
by Erin Duffin,
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This graph shows a ranking of the 20 highest-paid CEOs in the United States in 2018. In 2018, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, was the highest-paid CEO with a total annual compensation of 2.28 billion U.S. dollars.
Ranking of the highest-paid CEOs in the United States as of 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
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| Compensation in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Elon Musk (Tesla) | 2,284.04 |
| David M. Zaslav (Discovery) | 129.5 |
| Nikesh Arora (Palo Alto Networks) | 125.07 |
| Mark V. Hurd (Oracle) | 108.3 |
| Safra A. Catz (Oracle) | 108.28 |
| John J. Legere (T-Mobile US) | 66.54 |
| Robert A. Iger (Walt Disney) | 65.65 |
| James Heppelmann (PTC) | 49.97 |
| Fabrizio Freda (Estee Lauder) | 48.16 |
| Vivek Shah (J2 Global) | 45.06 |
| Richard B. Handler (Jefferies Financial Group) | 44.67 |
| James R. Murdoch (Twenty-First Century Fox) | 44.42 |
| Lewis L. Bird, III (At Home Group) | 43.09 |
| Stephen P. MacMillan (Hologic) | 42.04 |
| Joseph M. Hogan (Align Technology) | 41.76 |
| Paul C. Saville (NVR) | 39.13 |
| Daniel H. Schulman (PayPal) | 37.76 |
| Reed Hastings (Netflix) | 36.08 |
| Jeff K. Storey (CenturyLink) | 35.66 |
| Brian R. Niccol (Chipotle Mexican Grill) | 33.52 |
| Compensation in million U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Elon Musk (Tesla) | 2,284.04 |
| David M. Zaslav (Discovery) | 129.5 |
| Nikesh Arora (Palo Alto Networks) | 125.07 |
| Mark V. Hurd (Oracle) | 108.3 |
| Safra A. Catz (Oracle) | 108.28 |
| John J. Legere (T-Mobile US) | 66.54 |
| Robert A. Iger (Walt Disney) | 65.65 |
| James Heppelmann (PTC) | 49.97 |
| Fabrizio Freda (Estee Lauder) | 48.16 |
| Vivek Shah (J2 Global) | 45.06 |
| Richard B. Handler (Jefferies Financial Group) | 44.67 |
| James R. Murdoch (Twenty-First Century Fox) | 44.42 |
| Lewis L. Bird, III (At Home Group) | 43.09 |
| Stephen P. MacMillan (Hologic) | 42.04 |
| Joseph M. Hogan (Align Technology) | 41.76 |
| Paul C. Saville (NVR) | 39.13 |
| Daniel H. Schulman (PayPal) | 37.76 |
| Reed Hastings (Netflix) | 36.08 |
| Jeff K. Storey (CenturyLink) | 35.66 |
| Brian R. Niccol (Chipotle Mexican Grill) | 33.52 |
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by Erin Duffin,
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Jun 7, 2019
This graph shows a ranking of the 20 highest-paid CEOs in the United States in 2018. In 2018, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, was the highest-paid CEO with a total annual compensation of 2.28 billion U.S. dollars.
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- Based on 200 U.S.-based or listed companies with more than 1 billion U.S. dollars in revenue that filed proxy statements by the end of April 2019.
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