Which Company CEO Has The Highest Salary in The World Per Year 2026

Which CEO earns the most money per year? In this video we rank the highest-paid company CEOs by annual compensation for 2025/2026 — and the #1 spot is almost unbelievable. 💰 Top highest-paid CEOs per year: Elon Musk – Tesla (record-breaking annual pay package) Shankh Mitra – Welltower Kaz Nejatian – Opendoor Technologies Niraj Shah – Wayfair Peter Gassner – Veeva Systems Stephen Schwarzman – Blackstone David Solomon – Goldman Sachs Satya Nadella – Microsoft Jane Fraser – Citigroup Charles Scharf – Wells Fargo Annual compensation figures include salary, stock awards, options, and bonuses for the year, based on data from AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch and Equilar. Numbers can vary slightly by source depending on how stock-based pay is valued each year. 👍 Like this video if you find CEO pay as shocking as we do 🔔 Subscribe for more money and business rankings every week 💬 Comment which CEO's yearly salary surprised you the most #CEO #Salary #AnnualPay #ExecutivePay #Top10