May 31: Amazon Exec Pay Packages

Amazon’s executives are paid mostly in Amazon shares and do not have performance goals against their compensation achievement.

Source: Yahoo Finance
Published: May 2022

Amazon Exec Pay Packages

Top ranking executives of any large company are known to take home large compensation packages and Amazon is no different. Amazon’s executives are paid mostly in Amazon shares and do not have performance goals against their compensation achievement. 

Here are the top 3 Amazon Executives and their pay packages. 

Executive: Andy Jassy
Position: President and CEO of Amazon
Total Package (USD): 212M

Executive: Adam Selipsky
Position: CEO of Amazon Web Services
Total Package (USD): 81M

Executive: Dave Clark
Position: CEO Worldwide Consumer - Amazon
Total Package (USD): 56M

Editor's note: most of these packages are paid out over several years. For example, Andy Jassy’s package will be paid out over 10 years with 80% of the value coming after 2026.

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