- Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai could get $692 million over three years (his base salary is only $2 million)
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang could get a $4 million bonus because of strong financial results
- Google and Nvidia have had strong years in terms of stock prices
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai could earn up to $692 million over the next three years under a new compensation plan the company disclosed in an SEC filing.
“There is no change in Mr. Pichai’s annual salary [$2 million]”, the statement reads, adding that this remains unchanged since 2020 and that Pichai is also not eligible for additional bonuses.
However, the company’s board has approved a separate performance-based and time-based stock award cycle, which is updated every three years, and it is worth far more than his salary.
Big tech leaders get big pay packages
In addition to the Alphabet Performance Stock Unit (PSU) and restricted stock unit (GSU), Pichai’s remuneration will also include Bet Performance Units (BPUs) related to Waymo ($130 million) and Wing ($45 million). All told, Pichai stands to receive a hefty compensation of $692 million over three years, worth over $230 million a year.
The news comes after a fairly healthy period for Google, with share prices up 77% in 12 months – but it’s not the only company to award its executive a pay rise, as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang could also be set to receive $4 million as a result of revenue success.
This was to be part of a new variable compensation plan that was approved earlier in March per Pakinomistbut that would only amount to less than 10% of his total annual compensation.
After selling about six million Nvidia shares in 2025, Huang instantly made $925 million. He also owns about 3.5% of the company, which helps him reach a net worth of about $150 billion. Huang is currently the world’s 10th richest individual per Bloomberg reporting.
As for Nvidia, the company posted a 65% year-over-year increase in full-year revenue to $215.9 billion, but while share prices are up 65% in 12 months, they’ve been more or less flat over the past six months.
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