Microsoft (MSFT) CEO pay: $131.1M actually paid in FY2025
$MSFT · MICROSOFT CORPData through FY2025 — latest proxy filed 2025-10-21, checked for new filings 2026-08-19. Every number links to its source.
33.8× the tracked-company median CEO pay ($3.9M).
Pay vs. Performance (Compensation Actually Paid)
What the CEO was actually paid, by fiscal year
What $100 invested was worth, company vs peer group
Pay-vs-Performance table
| FY | CEO pay on paper | CEO pay actually earned | Other top execs (avg) | Value of $100 invested since FY2021 | Same, peer group since FY2021 | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $96.5M | $131.1M | $31.3M | $255.00 | $276.00 | $101.83B |
| 2024 | $79.1M | $171.3M | $40.2M | $227.00 | $243.00 | $88.14B |
| 2023 | $48.5M | $93.2M | $30.0M | $172.00 | $168.00 | $72.36B |
| 2022 | $54.9M | $56.9M | $20.5M | $128.00 | $123.00 | $72.74B |
| 2021 | $49.9M | $139.1M | $40.5M | $134.00 | $150.00 | $61.27B |
Frequently asked
How much did the MSFT CEO make in 2025?
$131,138,799 in Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) as MICROSOFT CORP's CEO (the filing reports this year's PEO pay without tagging which named executive it belongs to), updated 2025-10-21.
What is pay vs. performance (PvP)?
An SEC disclosure (Item 402(v), required since FY2022) linking named-executive pay to company total shareholder return (TSR) over up to 5 years.
What is Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)?
CAP starts from the Summary Compensation Table total and adjusts equity awards to fair value as of each year-end/vesting date, rather than grant-date value — see the glossary entry for the full walk-through.
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