Half of the chief executives in our CEO$ database made more than $31.2 million last year, and half made less — a sense of the going rate for running a major public company.

The highest-paid chief executive in our CEO$ database is Hock Tan of Broadcom, at $205.3 million in fiscal 2025 — every dollar of it from the company’s SEC proxy.

Hock Tan made more last year than the 15 lowest-paid chief executives in our CEO$ database combined — one $205.3 million package outweighing 15 others put together.

Not every CEO is overpaid: the lowest reported package in our CEO$ database is Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway, at just $405,111 in fiscal 2024.