Top 10 highest paid CEOs in the world – Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Satya Nadella and more

May 30, 2022

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Top highest paid CEOs in 2021

Here are the top highest paid CEOs in 2021 as per a Fortune report.

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Elon Musk – Tesla

Tesla CEO Elon Musk received a compensation of $23.5 billion in 2021, including stock options.

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Tim Cook – Apple

Apple chief Tim Cook received $770.5 million in 2021, which included a grant of shares.

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Jensen Huang - NVIDIA

Jensen Huang, the NVIDIA chief received $561 million in 2021, which included stock options from 2011 and 2012.

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Reed Hastings - Netflix

Netflix chief Reed Hastings received a compensation of $453.5 million in 2021.

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Leonard Schleifer – Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Leonard Schleifer, the CEO of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals which developed an antibody treatment for COVID received a compensation of $452.9 million, which includes stock options.

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Marc Benioff – Salesforce

Salesforce chief Marc Benioff received a compensation of $439.4 million in 2021.

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Satya Nadella – Microsoft

Microsoft chief Satya Nadella received a compensation of $309.4 million in 2021.

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Robert A. Kotick – Activision Blizzard

Robert A. Kotick, the chief of Activision Blizzard, which has been acquired by Microsoft received $296.7 million in 2021.

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Hock E. Tan – Broadcom

Broadcom chief Hock E. Tan received a compensation of $288 million in 2021.

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Safra A. Catz – Oracle

Oracle chief Safra A. Catz received $239.5 million in 2021.

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