·Executive Pay
Satya Nadella Earns $79,100,000 — 416x the Average Microsoft Worker
A median Microsoft employee would need to work 416 years to earn what the CEO makes in one.
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft (MSFT), received $79,100,000 in total compensation last year.
Breakdown:
- Base Salary: $2,500,000
- Stock Awards: $71,200,000
- Bonus/Incentive: $5,200,000
- Other: $200,000
Meanwhile, the median Microsoft employee earns $190,000/year. That's a 416:1 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.