00:00How much do the top CEOs in America really make?
00:03Spoiler, it's not just salaries, it's stocks, bonuses, and massive equity deals.
00:08Here are the top five highest paid CEOs in America right now.
00:12Coming in at number five is Safra Katz, CEO of Oracle, who pulled in around $300 million in 2024.
00:19While her base salary is less than $1 million, most of her impressive paycheck comes from stocks and bonuses.
00:24Next up is Brian Armstrong, the CEO of Coinbase, who brought in $680 million last year.
00:30As the founder and chief executive of the digital currency platform, his pay package largely stems from his 14% stake in the company.
00:37Sitting at number three is the CEO of Broadcom, Hawk Tan, who brought in $767 million in 2024.
00:44With AI booming, Broadcom's value surged, and so did his compensation.
00:47Coming in at number two is Alexander Karp, the CEO of Palantir, who made roughly $1 billion last year.
00:55Karp's pay package came almost entirely from stock-based awards that kicked in as Palantir's stock rallied over 500%.
01:02And at the top of the list, you guessed it, Elon Musk, who took home $1.4 billion last year.
01:08While he doesn't technically take an annual salary from Tesla, his billion-dollar paycheck came from a stock option package tied to performance milestones.
