Average CEO salary by company size in 2026 ranges from about $6.3M at small-cap public companies ($3.8M–$9.1M typical) to $32.0M at mega-caps ($22.7M–$52.0M typical). Figures are median company-level totals from SEC proxy filings across 1009 public companies. This page ranks public companies by market cap only, not revenue — for industry slices see CEO pay by industry. Dedicated pages cover small-cap CEO salary, mega-cap CEO salary, and how CEO pay is disclosed. Look up a specific company such as Apple or Rivian.
Company-level CEO compensation varies dramatically by company size. At mega-cap companies (over $200B market cap), the median company total is $32.0M. At large-cap companies ($10B–$200B), the median company total drops to $16.1M. All figures are median company-level totals from SEC proxy filings (DEF 14A) across 1009 public companies.
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Under $300M
Median CEO Pay (company total)
$3.6M
Typical Range (25th–75th)
$963K – $8.5M
$300M – $2B
Median CEO Pay (company total)
$6.3M
Typical Range (25th–75th)
$3.8M – $9.1M
$2B – $10B
Median CEO Pay (company total)
$8.1M
Typical Range (25th–75th)
$5.4M – $11.7M
$10B – $200B
Median CEO Pay (company total)
$16.1M
Typical Range (25th–75th)
$10.7M – $24.2M
Over $200B
Median CEO Pay (company total)
$32.0M
Typical Range (25th–75th)
$22.7M – $52.0M
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$40.6MMarket Cap
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$29.2MMarket Cap
$759.1B
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$706.9B
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$697.4B
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$289KMarket Cap
$690.4B
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$54KMarket Cap
$661.0B
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$31.6MMarket Cap
$633.9B
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$32.8MMarket Cap
$578.1B
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$33.0MMarket Cap
$488.1B
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$35.4MMarket Cap
$460.0B
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$451.5B
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$32.5MMarket Cap
$450.5B
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$445.2B
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$438.8B
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$28.3MMarket Cap
$428.2B
CEO compensation
$5.6M| NVDA | NVIDIA CORP Jen-Hsun Huang | $5.4T | $36.3M | |
| AAPL | Apple Inc. Tim Cook | $4.7T | $74.3M | |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Inc. Sundar Pichai | $4.2T | $10.9M | |
| MSFT | MICROSOFT CORP Satya Nadella | $2.9T | $96.5M | |
| AMZN | AMAZON.COM, INC. Andrew R. Jassy | $2.6T | $2.1M | |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc. Hock E. Tan | $1.9T | $205.3M | |
| META | Meta Platforms, Inc. Mark Zuckerberg | $1.7T | $25.1M | |
| LLY | ELI LILLY & Co David A. Ricks | $1.1T | $36.7M | |
| MU | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC Sanjay Mehrotra | $1.1T | $30.9M | |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co James Dimon | $902.1B | $40.6M | |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. Doug McMillon | $848.7B | $29.2M | |
| AMD | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC Lisa T. Su | $759.1B | $55.2M | |
| ASML | ASML HOLDING NV C.D. Fouquet | $706.9B | $7.6M | |
| BRK.B | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC Warren E. Buffett | $697.4B | $289K | |
| SPCX | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP Elon Musk | $690.4B | $54K | |
| V | VISA INC. Ryan Mclnerney | $661.0B | $31.6M | |
| JNJ | JOHNSON & JOHNSON Joaquin Duato | $633.9B | $32.8M | |
| XOM | EXXON MOBIL CORP D.W. Woods | $578.1B | $33.0M | |
| MA | Mastercard Inc Michael Miebach | $488.1B | $35.4M | |
| INTC | INTEL CORP Lip-Bu Tan | $460.0B | $93.0M | |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc. Robert A. Michael | $451.5B | $32.5M | |
| BAC | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ Brian T. Moynihan | $450.5B | $33.7M | |
| CSCO | CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Charles H. Robbins | $445.2B | $52.8M | |
| LRCX | LAM RESEARCH CORP Timothy M. Archer | $438.8B | $28.3M | |
| ONC | BeOne Medicines Ltd. John V. Oyler | $428.2B | $5.6M |
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$402.6M
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| Small-cap($300M – $2B) |
| $6.3M |
| 199 |
| Micro-cap(Under $300M) | $3.6M | 11 |
Source: SEC DEF 14A proxy filings. Market cap from Yahoo Finance (updated hourly). Total compensation includes salary, bonuses, stock awards, option awards, and other compensation as reported in the Summary Compensation Table.
Compensation data is extracted from SEC proxy filings (DEF 14A), specifically the Summary Compensation Table. Market capitalization data is sourced from Yahoo Finance and reflects current market values (not filing-date values).
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There is no single average CEO salary across public companies. In 2026, median company CEO compensation ranges from about $6.3M at small-cap public companies to $32.0M at mega-caps, based on SEC proxy filings across 1009 public companies ranked by market cap only.
Average CEO salary by company size in 2026 rises with public-company market cap. Median company CEO compensation ranges from about $6.3M at small-caps to $32.0M at mega-caps, based on SEC proxy filings across 1009 public companies.
Small-company CEO salary in this dataset is the small-cap median: $6.3M company-level total (typical range $3.8M–$9.1M), based on 199 companies ($300M – $2B).
CEO compensation by company size, using median company-level totals from SEC proxy filings: Micro-cap $3.6M (n=11); Small-cap $6.3M (n=199); Mid-cap $8.1M (n=446); Large-cap $16.1M (n=303); Mega-cap $32.0M (n=50).
The annual salary of a CEO is reported as total compensation in SEC proxy filings, not just cash salary. Across 1009 public companies, median company totals range from about $6.3M at small-caps to $32.0M at mega-caps.
Yes. This page lists filing-backed CEO compensation for 1009 public companies. Use the lookup or the full company table, or open a cited company page such as /t/AAPL/ceo-salary.
CEO total compensation includes: base salary, annual bonus, stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive compensation, changes in pension value, and other compensation (perks, benefits, etc.). This is the 'Total' column from the SEC's Summary Compensation Table (SCT) in proxy filings. It represents the full economic value of the CEO's pay package for that fiscal year.
How CEO pay is disclosed
How to read the proxy statement pay table.
The CEO-to-worker pay ratio compares the CEO's total compensation to the median employee's total compensation. For example, a ratio of 200:1 means the CEO earns 200 times what the median employee earns. This ratio is required by the SEC for public companies and is disclosed in annual proxy filings (DEF 14A).
This 2026 page covers public companies only. We classify them by market capitalization (market cap), the total value of outstanding shares — not revenue. The standard brackets are: Micro-cap (under $300M), Small-cap ($300M-$2B), Mid-cap ($2B-$10B), Large-cap ($10B-$200B), and Mega-cap (over $200B). Market cap data is sourced from Yahoo Finance.
All compensation data comes from SEC filings, specifically the Summary Compensation Table in annual proxy statements (DEF 14A). We extract and normalize this data from official SEC EDGAR filings. Market cap data is sourced from Yahoo Finance and reflects current values.
Compensation data is updated as companies file their annual proxy statements, typically within 120 days after fiscal year end. Market cap data is refreshed hourly. The aggregated statistics on this page are cached for 1 hour.
This page benchmarks CEO total compensation by market capitalization (stock price times shares outstanding), not revenue. Market cap is the standard benchmark because it reflects shareholder value — and compensation committees typically design CEO pay to track shareholder outcomes. For industry-specific breakdowns that may correlate more closely with revenue, see /ceo-salary.