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Apple Executive Compensation (FY25)

AAPL · Cupertino, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): February 24, 2026
317 figures on this page: 306 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer, received $74,294,811 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Cook's total was 0.4% lower than the $74,609,802 reported for fiscal 2024. The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 533:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $139,483, while the say-on-pay proposal drew 91.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held February 24, 2026 for fiscal 2025. Separately, companies named in the disclosed peer group include Alphabet, Amazon, AT&T, Broadcom and Cisco, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Tim Cook
Median of the other named officers
$27,031,671
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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February 24, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Tim Cook: $74,609,802 → $74,294,811 (0.4% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 92.4% → 91.4% (1.0 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 650:1 → 533:1 (18.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Apple's chief executive and what were they paid?
Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer, received $74,294,811 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Cook's total was 0.4% lower than the $74,609,802 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Apple's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 91.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held February 24, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Apple's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Alphabet, Amazon, AT&T, Broadcom and Cisco, among others. Companies named in the Secondary Peer Group include AbbVie, Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson, Nike and Pfizer, among others.
What is Apple's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 533:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $139,483.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tim Cook
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Luca Maestri
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deirdre O'Brien
Senior Vice President, Retail + People
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeff Williams
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kate Adams
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tim Cook
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeff Williams
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kate Adams
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deirdre O'Brien
Senior Vice President, Retail + People
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Luca Maestri
Former Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tim Cook
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deirdre O'Brien
Senior Vice President, Retail + People
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kate Adams
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Luca Maestri
Former Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeff Williams
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Tim Cook
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Deirdre O'Brien
Senior Vice President, Retail + People
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kate Adams
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sabih Khan
Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevan Parekh
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Luca Maestri
Former Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Deirdre O'BrienPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Deirdre O'BrienRSU◇——◇——◇
Kate AdamsRSU◇——◇——◇
Kate AdamsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Kevan ParekhRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevan ParekhPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Luca MaestriPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Luca MaestriRSU◇——◇——◇
Sabih KhanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sabih KhanRSU◇——◇——◇
Tim CookRSU◇——◇——◇
Tim CookPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Luca MaestriPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kevan ParekhRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Deirdre O'BrienRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Sabih KhanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kate AdamsRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Tim CookRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Art Levinson
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Ron Sugar
◇◇———◇◇
Andrea Jung
◇◇———◇◇
Sue Wagner
◇◇———◇◇
Alex Gorsky
◇◇———◇◇
Monica Lozano
◇◇———◇◇
Wanda Austin
◇◇———◇◇
Tim Cook served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer ($500,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Alphabet GOOGL
  • Amazon AMZN
  • AT&T T
  • Broadcom AVGO
  • Cisco CSCO
  • Comcast CMCSA
  • Disney DIS
  • Intel INTC
  • Mastercard MA
  • Meta META
  • Microsoft MSFT
  • Netflix NFLX
  • NVIDIA NVDA
  • Oracle ORCL
  • Qualcomm QCOM
  • Salesforce CRM
  • Verizon VZ
  • Visa V
  • Warner Bros. Discovery WBD
Secondary Peer Group
  • AbbVie ABBV
  • Coca-Cola KO
  • Johnson & Johnson JNJ
  • Nike NKE
  • Pfizer PFE
  • Procter & Gamble PG
  • Starbucks SBUX
  • UnitedHealth Group UNH

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025February 24, 2026=◇◇◇
2024February 25, 2025=◇◇◇
2023February 28, 2024=◇◇◇
2022March 10, 2023=◇◇◇
2021March 4, 2022=◇◇◇
2020February 23, 2021=◇◇◇
2019February 26, 2020=◇◇◇
2018March 1, 2019=◇◇◇
2017February 13, 2018=◇◇◇
2016February 28, 2017=◇◇◇
2015February 26, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

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317 figures on this page: 306 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
306 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-006577
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001308179-26-000008
    Compensation of Directors · Executive Compensation Tables · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
  3. 0001140361-25-005876
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001308179-25-000008
    Summary Compensation Table—2024, 2023, and 2022
  5. 0001140361-24-010155
  6. 0001308179-24-000010
    Summary Compensation Table—2023, 2022, and 2021
  7. 0001140361-23-011192
  8. 0001308179-23-000019
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001193125-22-066169
  10. 0001193125-21-054710
  11. 0001193125-20-050884
  12. 0000320193-19-000032
  13. 0001193125-18-045761
  14. 0001193125-17-064019
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001193125-16-488223
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Apple discloses

The companies named in AAPL's own disclosed peer group.

AlphabetAmazonBroadcomCiscoDisneyIntelMastercardMetaMicrosoftNVIDIAOracleQualcommSalesforceVisaAbbVieCoca-ColaJohnson & JohnsonNikePfizerProcter & GambleUnitedHealth Group

Terms on this page

Say-on-Pay VoteCEO Pay RatioMedian Employee CompensationAll companies
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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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