How Nadella was paid
$96.5M 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.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Stock | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satya NadellaChairman and Chief Executive Officer | $2,500,000 | $84,245,496 | $9,555,000 | $196,294 | $96,496,790 |
| Amy E. HoodExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,000,000 | $25,037,360 | $3,421,000 | $23,191 | $29,481,551 |
| Judson B. AlthoffExecutive Vice President and CEO Microsoft Commercial | $993,333 | $23,708,619 | $3,398,194 | $98,588 | $28,198,734 |
| Takeshi NumotoExecutive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer | $800,000 | $9,005,380 | $2,056,000 | $15,250 | $11,876,630 |
| Bradford L. SmithVice Chair and President | $1,000,000 | $23,734,545 | $3,421,000 | $111,750 | $28,267,295 |
What changed and why
- 96,496,790 was CEO total compensation in 2025, compared with 79,106,183 in 2024.
- 84,245,496 was the CEO’s stock-award value, representing the largest component of reported pay.
- 7,500,000 was the CEO’s target fiscal 2025 cash incentive.
- 15%15% was fiscal 2025 revenue growth, while operating income increased 17%.
- SFI emphasis was added to operational cash-incentive metrics for fiscal 2025.
- 91%Over 91% of votes cast supported the 2024 say-on-pay resolution.
Other Microsoft proxy statements
- 2026 proxy statement
Satya Nadella paid $90.6M (-6% on the year), pay ratio 421:1.
Filed Oct 21, 2026
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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.