How much does Mark Zuckerberg make?
Answer: Meta CEO Zuckerberg takes a $1 salary, but total pay is about $25.1 million a year; his 2026 net worth is $222 billion.
Also known as Zuck, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg.
Company filing His salary is just $1; the rest is the company's cost for his security and private jet.
About 490× the Typical person in the US. What a typical person earns in 490 years, in one year.
Where Mark Zuckerberg's money comes from
Executive pay (2025)| Item | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Other | $22.5M | 90% |
| Salary | $1.00 | 0% |
| Other / not broken down | $2.6M | 10% |
Earnings year by year
Year by yearHollow dots are media estimates; filled dots are official figures. The gold ring marks the highest year.
| Year | Amount | Reliability | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $24.4M | Media estimate | Yearly salary 2023 total pay as reported by Yahoo Finance; base salary $1, the rest mostly security costs. |
| 2024 | $27.2M | Media estimate | Yearly pay package From Meta's 2025 proxy statement as summarized by financial sites; the base salary is $1 and most of it is security costs. |
| 2025 | $25.1M | Company filing | Executive pay His salary is just $1; the rest is the company's cost for his security and private jet. |
Per month, day, hour and second
Based on pay of about $25.1M in 2025| Per month | $2.09M |
|---|---|
| Per day | $69K |
| Per hour | $2,870 |
| Per second | $0.80 |
Calculated This spreads the year evenly over every hour, including sleep and days off. It is not pay per hour worked.
Net worth vs. yearly pay
- Estimated net worth (2026) $222B Media estimate
Net worth figures are estimates by news outlets and magazines.
Yearly pay is the money that comes in during one year. Net worth adds up everything built up so far: homes, company shares, cash and more. When share prices move, net worth can jump or drop even without any work.
That net worth is about 8,840 years of 2025 pay. Calculated
Compared with others
One day of pay (about $69K) is about 490 days of pay for the typical person in the US. Calculated
| Name | Year | Amount | Mark Zuckerberg earns |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💼 Tim Cook | 2025 | $74.29M Yearly salary | 0.3× |
| 💼 Sundar Pichai | 2025 | $10.91M Yearly salary | 2.3× |
| 💼 Satya Nadella | 2025 | $96.5M Yearly salary | 0.3× |
| 👔 Typical CEO in the US | 2025 | $213,990 | 120× |
Ratios compare the same kind of figure (estimated total earnings with estimates, salary with salary), both in dollars (¥150 = $1). When years differ, each row shows its own year.
Highest year on this page
Of the years on this page, 2024 is the highest (about $27.2M). Media estimate
An earlier year may have been higher.
Common questions
Why is Zuckerberg's salary $1?
His base salary at Meta is $1 with no bonus or new equity awards, but total reported compensation in 2025 was about $25.1M, mostly security and aircraft costs (Meta DEF 14A).
How much does Mark Zuckerberg make in a day?
Dividing pay of about $25.1M in 2025 by 365 gives about $69K a day.
What is Mark Zuckerberg's net worth?
About $222B as of 2026, a media estimate.
When did Mark Zuckerberg earn the most?
Of the years on this page, 2024 is the highest (about $27.2M). An earlier year may have been higher.
Who earns more, Mark Zuckerberg or Tim Cook?
Mark Zuckerberg: about $25.1M (2025). Tim Cook: about $74.29M (2025). Tim Cook earns about 3× as much.
Also known as
Mark Zuckerberg is also called Zuck, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg.
Sources and data
Sources: sec.gov / forbes.com / finance.yahoo.com. “Estimated” figures come from news or magazines, not from the person.
Their job: 👔 CEO — CEO (typical) $213,990