Top 10 highest-paid CEOs of 2021
Here's the list of highest-paid CEOs of 2021

- May 30, 2022,
- Updated May 30, 2022 5:30 PM IST

- 1/10
Elon Musk, Tesla
Compensation: $23.5 billion
Elon Musk, the world's richest man and chief executive officer (CEO) of SpaceX and Tesla, was the top-paid CEO in 2021, as per the Fortune 500. Musk received a compensation of around $23.5 billion (around Rs 1,82,576 crore) in 2021, including stock options.
Source: Fortune 500

- 2/10
Tim Cook, Apple
Compensation: $770.5 million
Apple chief Tim Cook received $770.5 million in 2021, including a grant of shares. Under Cook’s leadership, who became Apple’s CEO in 2011, tech giant’s market capitalisation increased $2.2 trillion.

- 3/10
Jensen Huang, NVIDIA
Compensation: $561 million
Jensen Huane, CEO, NVIDIA received a compensation of $561 million in 2021, including stock options from 2011 and 2012. Huane is also the co-founder of NVIDIA, which is a tech firm known for its Shield gaming consoles and Artificial Intelligence tech.

- 4/10
Reed Hastings, Netflix
Compensation: $453.5 million
Reed Hastings, co-founder and CEO of Netflix, received a compensation of $453.5 million in 2021. Recently, Hastings had announced several new measures to turn profits for the company that is plagued by issues like account sharing and underwhelming content when compared to its rivals.
In order to complete with rival OTT platforms like Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Video, ZEE5 among others, Hastings has also cut the Netflix’s subscription cost up to 60% in India.

- 5/10
Leonard Schleifer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Compensation: $452.9 million
Leonard Schleifer, co-founder and CEO, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, received a compensation of $452.9 million including stock options. The biotech firm, which developed an antibody treatment for COVID, also makes a variety of drugs that treat asthma, cancer and chronic pain.

- 6/10
Marc Benioff, Salesforce
Compensation: $439.4 million
Marc Benioff, CEO, Salesforce, received a compensation of $439.4 million in 2021.

- 7/10
Satya Nadella, Microsoft
Compensation: $309.4 million
Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft, received a compensation of $309.4 million in 2021.

- 8/10
Robert A. Kotick, Activision Blizzard
Compensation: $296.7 million
Robert A. Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, received $296.7 million in 2021. Recently, Activision Blizzard has been acquired by Microsoft.

- 9/10
Hock E. Tan, Broadcom
Compensation: $288 million
Hock E. Tan, CEO, Broadcom, received a compensation of $288 million in 2021.

- 10/10
Safra A. Catz, Oracle
Compensation: $239.5 million
Safra A. Catz, CEO, Oracle received $239.5 million in 2021.
Source: Fortune 500