CIOs’ compensation is growing as their responsibilities increase, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The base pay for CIOs is rising 15-30%, executive search firms told the newspaper. Chief technology officers’ median pay rose 30.81% in 2024 from the previous year, per analytics firm C-Suite Comp.
Here are the 10 highest-paid IT executives by 2024 compensation (including base salary, stock awards, nonequity incentive plan compensation, bonuses, option awards and other compensation), according to the July 1 story:
1. Sudarsan Thattai, Lineage: $29.5 million
2. Bridget Engle, Wells Fargo: $22.12 million
3. Rajat Taneja, Visa: $20.2 million
4. Javier Polit, Costco: $9.73 million
5. Amy Landucci, Solventum: $9.07 million
6. Sriram Krishnasamy, FedEx: $6 million
7. Seemantini Godbole, Lowe’s: $5.44 million
8. Amy Brady, KeyBank: $5.02 million
9. Anil Bhatt, Norfolk Southern: $4.65 million
10. Mark Hagan, AMN Healthcare: $4.11 million
