Satya Nadella is paid more in FY2025
Tim Cook of Apple Inc. (AAPL) received $74.3M ($74,294,811) in reported total compensation for FY2025. Satya Nadella of MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) received $96.5M ($96,496,790) for FY2025. Satya Nadella's total is about 1.3× Tim Cook's. Those are the same-year executive-pay totals served on /compare/AAPL/MSFT, /t/AAPL, and /t/MSFT.
$74.3M vs $96.5M — Tim Cook (AAPL FY2025) versus Satya Nadella (MSFT FY2025).
Source: Apple Inc. DEF 14A filed 10 Jan 2025 (accession 0001308179-25-000008) and MICROSOFT CORP DEF 14A filed 21 Oct 2025 (accession 0001193125-25-245150).
- Tim Cook · AAPL
- $74.3M
- Satya Nadella · MSFT
- $96.5M
$74,294,811 · FY2025
$96,496,790 · FY2025
Same-year pay table
Both totals are grant-date reported compensation from each company’s latest proxy, not realized cash. Open the live Apple vs Microsoft compare page for the interactive overlay.
| Component | AAPL | MSFT |
|---|---|---|
| base salary | $3.0M | $2.5M |
| stock awards | $57.5M | $84.2M |
| non-equity incentive compensation | $12.0M | $9.6M |
| other compensation | $1.8M | $196K |
| total compensation | $74.3M | $96.5M |
Pay mix
Tim Cook’s FY2025 package is 77% equity · 20% cash · 3% other, per Apple’s company page. Satya Nadella’s FY2025 package is 87% equity · 12% cash · 1% other, per Microsoft’s company page.
Frequently asked questions
Who is paid more, Tim Cook or Satya Nadella?
Satya Nadella is paid more. MICROSOFT CORP (MSFT) reported $96.5M ($96,496,790) for FY2025; Apple Inc. (AAPL) reported $74.3M ($74,294,811) for the same fiscal year (FY2025). Satya Nadella's total is about 1.3× Tim Cook's.
How much does each make?
Tim Cook received $74.3M ($74,294,811) as Apple Inc. CEO for FY2025. Satya Nadella received $96.5M ($96,496,790) as MICROSOFT CORP CEO for FY2025. Both figures are the reported executive-pay totals from each company's latest proxy.
Where do the numbers come from?
The numbers come from AAPL's DEF 14A filed 10 Jan 2025 (accession 0001308179-25-000008) and MSFT's DEF 14A filed 21 Oct 2025 (accession 0001193125-25-245150), the same source as /compare/AAPL/MSFT, /t/AAPL, and /t/MSFT.
See also: the live AAPL vs MSFT compare, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), and machine-readable facts at /t/AAPL.md and /t/MSFT.md.