Amazon.com (AMZN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Andrew R. Jassy, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.1M in 2025, up 30% from $1.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 51:1, on median employee pay of $40,206.

Filed
April 9, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$2.1M+30% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
51:1median $40,206
Prior say-on-pay support
78%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$365,000Unchanged from prior years
CEO Realized Pay
$43,605,355Includes salary, all other, and vested stock
Median Employee Pay Ratio
51:1Based on worldwide median employee
Say-on-Pay Support
78%At 2025 annual meeting
CEO Unvested Stock Value
$242,287,138As of December 31, 2025

How Jassy was paid

$2.1M 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.

Salary18%All other compensation82%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Andrew R. JassyPresident and Chief Executive Officer$2,069,861
Jeffrey P. BezosFounder and Executive Chair$1,681,840
Brian T. OlsavskySVP and Chief Financial Officer$372,000
Matthew S. GarmanCEO Amazon Web Services$617,281
Douglas J. HerringtonCEO Worldwide Amazon Stores$425,365
David A. ZapolskySVP, Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer$372,000

What changed and why

  • 78%78% of votes supported the 2025 advisory vote on executive compensation.
  • No equity awards were granted to Mr. Jassy or other named executive officers in 2025.
  • $365KMr. Jassy received $365,000 in base salary and $1,704,861 in all other compensation for 2025.
  • Executive compensation relies primarily on time-vested restricted stock units with long-term vesting schedules.
  • Amazon does not offer annual cash bonuses, performance-based incentive plans, or severance benefits.

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.