24 retail CEOs made as much in a day as their typical employee earned in a year — and a big one didn't

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Laura Alber, chief executive officer of Williams-Sonoma Inc., during a panel session on day three of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023.
Williams-Sonoma CEO Laura Alber was the highest-paid retail CEO last year.

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Europe's most outspoken airline CEO has a bumper bonus on the table

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LISBON, PORTUGAL - MAY 25: Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary makes a face during a press conference in Radisson Blu Hotel to announce an increase of summer flights
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's pay rose to $2.1 million in 2025 as security and travel costs climbed

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy gestures while wearing a dark blue sport coat and a light blue dress shirt.
Andy Jassy's total compensation grew in 2025 due to higher travel and security expenses, Amazon said.

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Here's how much money Disney's new CEO is getting paid

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Here's how much Apple CEO Tim Cook made last year

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Apple CEO Tim Cook
Tim Cook made slightly less in 2025 than he did in 2024.

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How much the CEOs make at 30 top retailers, from Amazon to Walmart

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Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol looks on during the Golden Bear Pro-Am prior to the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025 at Muirfield Village Golf Club on May 28, 2025 in Dublin, Ohio.
Brian Niccol's "Back to Starbucks" plan is bearing fruit, with lower declines in sales figures.

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Warren Buffett says rules requiring CEO-to-employee pay comparison backfired

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Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, makes his way to a morning session at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 13, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Warren Buffett says CEO pay ratio disclosure rules "produced envy, not moderation."

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Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay deal is ambitious — but so was his last 'mammoth' one, tech guru says

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Spacex founder Elon Musk celebrates after the successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the manned Crew Dragon spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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20 CEOs who make a typical worker's yearly pay in less than a day

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CEOs of Accenture, Apple, and Disney on top of a money collage background.
Accenture CEO Julie Sweet, Apple CEO Tim Cook, and Disney CEO Bob Iger.

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Here are the highest-paid CEOs in the US , some of whom have 9-figure compensation packages

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Tim Cook was No. 11 on a list of highest-paid execs.

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