Los millonarios sueldos que cobrarán John Ternus y Tim Cook en Apple

Apple's tech behemoth has disclosed the salary targets for its new CEO, John Ternus, and interim CEO, Tim Cook. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the first day of Ternus' tenure as CEO, the company laid out the compensation packages for both executives. The CEO is set to earn an annual base salary of $3 million, with a target stock award valued at $55 million for the next year.

This totals a compensation package valued at $58 million for the 2027 fiscal year. Cook's compensation is slightly lower, with an annual base salary of $2 million and a target stock award of $45 million, bringing his total compensation to $47 million. Cook's total compensation in 2025 was $74.3 million. This high salary package reaffirms Apple's statement that Cook will continue to play a significant role in the company, particularly in communication with international political officials.

On Tuesday, September 1, John Ternus took the helm of Apple, replacing Cook, who has been the CEO for 15 years. Ternus, a hardware engineer with 25 years of experience in the company, becomes Apple's third CEO in the 21st century, with the primary mission of keeping the company as the leader in technology during the era of artificial intelligence.

The CEO's first task is to bridge the gap between Apple's promised Apple Intelligence and its actual implementation in the coming weeks. Upon his arrival, Ternus sent a message to employees thanking Cook for continuing as interim CEO and expressing his gratitude for staying in the role. In his first message to employees, Ternus said, "It is an honor for me to assume this position in what is undoubtedly the best company in the world, and I am very excited about everything we have planned."

When Cook succeeded Steve Jobs as CEO in August 2011, Apple reported revenue of $108 billion for the year. In the 2025 fiscal year, the company reached $416 billion. Apple's stock market capitalization grew from approximately $350 billion to over $4 trillion, and this year it briefly reached $5 trillion, becoming the first company to surpass the $1 trillion mark in 2018, $2 trillion in 2020, and $3 trillion in 2022.

Cook oversaw one of the greatest and most sustainable value creations in corporate history, explains Francisco Jeronimo, an IDC analyst.