Who Earns What
US Chairman and CEO of Microsoft

How much does Satya Nadella make?

Answer: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's pay, including stock, is about $96.5 million a year.

Executive pay (2025)
$96.5M

Company filing Company-reported pay; most of it is stock awards, not his base salary.

Satya Nadella$96.5M
Typical person in the US$50,980

About 1,890× the Typical person in the US. What a typical person earns in 1,890 years, in one year.

Per month, day, hour and second

Based on pay of about $96.5M in 2025
Satya Nadella — Per month, day, hour and second
Per month$8.04M
Per day$264K
Per hour$11K
Per second$3.06

Calculated This spreads the year evenly over every hour, including sleep and days off. It is not pay per hour worked.

Compared with others

One day of pay (about $264K) is about 1,890 days of pay for the typical person in the US. Calculated

Satya Nadella — Compared with others
NameYearAmountSatya Nadella earns
💼 Tim Cook2025$74.29M Yearly salary1.3×
💼 Jensen Huang2026$36.34M Yearly salary2.7×
💼 Mark Zuckerberg2025$25.1M Yearly salary3.8×
👔 Typical CEO in the US2025$213,990450×

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.

Who earns more?

Common questions

How much does Satya Nadella make in a day?

Dividing pay of about $96.5M in 2025 by 365 gives about $264K a day.

Who earns more, Satya Nadella or Tim Cook?

Satya Nadella: about $96.5M (2025). Tim Cook: about $74.29M (2025). Satya Nadella earns about 1.3× as much.

Did Satya Nadella announce this pay figure?

No. It comes from the company's official filing.

Sources and data

Sources: sec.gov. “Estimated” figures come from news or magazines, not from the person.

Their job: 👔 CEO — CEO (typical) $213,990

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