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Apple CEO Tim Cook Earned $74.3 Million in 2025

Apple CEO Tim Cook earned $74.3 million in 2025, down slightly from $74.6 million in 2024, Apple said in its annual proxy filing released today.

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Cook's earnings included a $3 million base salary that has remained the same since 2016, $57.5 million in stock awards, $12 million in performance-based cash awards, and $1.76 million in other compensation, such as 401(k) contributions, life insurance premiums, vacation cash-out, security expenses, and personal air travel expenses. For efficiency and security purposes, Cook is required by Apple to use private aircraft for both business and personal travel.

Apple set a target compensation of $59 million for Cook, the same as in 2024, but Cook earned above that level through the incentive payouts that executives receive when Apple performs well.

Other key senior Apple executives, including outgoing general counsel Kate Adams, chief operating officer Sabih Khan, and retail and people chief Deirdre O'Brien each earned total compensation packages of around $27 million in 2025. Apple saw a chief financial officer transition in 2025, with former CFO Luca Maestri earning $15.5 million in 2025 and new CFO Kevan Parekh earning $22.5 million.

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Top Rated Comments

21 weeks ago
He was paid 74 million. He didn' t earn 74 million.
Score: 47 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Johnny907 Avatar
21 weeks ago
“Earned” is certainly a choice.
I would have gone with “awarded.”
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
zoozx Avatar
21 weeks ago
NO One should be paid that kind of money,
No One.
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
kylelerner Avatar
21 weeks ago
I don't think Tim Cooks for himself.
Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)
applesith Avatar
21 weeks ago

“Earned” is certainly a choice.
I would have gone with “awarded.”

He was paid 74 million. He didn' t earn 74 million.
He certainly did earn it.


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Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
21 weeks ago
We're just built different, 3-4 million dollars and I would never work a jobey job again lol

4% safe withdrawl rate accounted for by growth and dividends and you're living on a pretty good salary, if you need more than that well move somewhere cheaper. But hey I'm no billionaire.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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