Apple (AAPL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $74.3M in 2025, flat from $74.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 533:1, on median employee pay of $139,483.

Filed
January 8, 2026
Annual meeting
February 24, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$74.3Mflat vs prior year
CEO to median employee
533:1median $139,483
CEO pay in equity
77%$57.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
92%of votes cast
FY2025 Revenue
$416.2BAll-time revenue record
Say on Pay Approval
92%2025 Annual Meeting
CEO Stock Award Value
$57.5MGrant date fair value

How Cook was paid

$74.3M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary4%Stock awards77%Non-equity incentive16%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Tim CookChief Executive Officer$74,294,811
Kevan ParekhSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$22,467,309
Kate AdamsSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$27,032,248
Sabih KhanSenior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer$27,031,671
Luca MaestriFormer Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$15,482,928
Deirdre O’BrienSenior Vice President, Retail + People$27,047,633

What changed and why

  • $416.2BApple achieved an all-time revenue record of $416.2 billion for fiscal year 2025.
  • $74.3MTim Cook received total compensation of $74,294,811 in 2025, slightly lower than his 2024 total.
  • Apple’s performance exceeded maximum goals, resulting in maximum cash incentive payouts for named executive officers.
  • 92%Shareholders demonstrated strong support with a 92% approval vote for executive compensation at the 2025 annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.