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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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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ServiceNow CEO is sure AI won't eat software. He's betting big on his own stock to prove it.

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ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott

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The $1 trillion reason Elon Musk ended Tesla FSD purchases

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk

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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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The crackdown on Elon Musk's pay has backfired spectacularly

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Tesla and SpaceX's CEO Elon Musk laughs during an in-conversation event with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, Britain, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk laughing

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Elon Musk got his big payday. But Salesforce's Marc Benioff might not be so lucky.

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Salesforce CEO and cofounder Marc Benioff
Shareholders voted against a pay package for Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and other top executives.

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Target's CEO made 719 times the median employee's pay last year

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Target CEO Brian Cornell's is in charge of 415,000 workers across 1,956 retail stores across the US.

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Why Warren Buffett only gets paid $100,000 a year — a fraction of his deputy's $20 million salary

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Warren Buffett.

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