·Executive Pay
Ted Sarandos Earns $49,800,000 — 176x the Average Netflix Worker
A median Netflix employee would need to work 176 years to earn what the CEO makes in one.
Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO of Netflix (NFLX), received $49,800,000 in total compensation last year.
Breakdown:
- Base Salary: $3,000,000
- Stock Awards: $40,000,000
- Bonus/Incentive: $6,500,000
- Other: $300,000
Meanwhile, the median Netflix employee earns $283,000/year. That's a 176:1 ratio.
See how this compares to other CEOs in our executive pay database.
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Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, IRS Statistics of Income, SEC proxy filings. All data is from official government sources.