{
  "id": 12466379,
  "title": "Anthropic CEO Amodei earned $18 million in 2025 but trails other top tech CEOs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/anthropic-ceo-amodei-earned-18-million-in-2025-but-trails-other-top",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-06T20:55:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/10/06/anthropic-ceo-amodei-earned-18-million-in-2025-but-trails-other-top-tech-ceos/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dario Amodei, CEO of AI firm Anthropic, garnered a total compensation of $18 million in 2025, positioning him below some top tech executives in earnings. This figure emerged from Anthropic's initial public filing, as reported by Reuters. The company is eyeing an IPO that could value it over $2 trillion.\n\nAmodei's annual salary and that of his sister, Anthropic President Daniela Amodei, were doubled to $1.4 million each in July. Nonetheless, the bulk of their compensation stemmed from stock and option awards, not just salary. Daniela's total compensation for 2025 was $16.4 million, with stocks and options making up most of her pay.\n\nAnthropic's board also granted the siblings additional restricted stock units this year, which will increase their equity in the company. Some of these awards are contingent on continued employment, while others are linked to the impending IPO.\n\nThe CFO, Krishna Rao, received $720,250 in 2025, along with options to purchase 1.4 million shares when he joined in 2024 and exercised a portion last year. Amodei's reported compensation in 2025 exceeded that of Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai ($10.9 million) and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy ($2.1 million), according to Reuters.\n\nEquilar's Courtney Yu noted that $18 million for a company valued at $2 trillion seems on the lower end, though this may change post-IPO when his full ownership stake is disclosed. With six co-founders, Amodei might ultimately receive a smaller share from the IPO wealth compared to other major tech CEOs, Yu added.\n\nThe IPO filing does not yet disclose the founders' ownership stakes, which could be worth billions, depending on the final terms and valuation of Anthropic's public listing. As Anthropic prepares for a potential IPO amid rapid growth and soaring AI sector valuations, similar to OpenAI's pursuit of a higher valuation.",
  "summary": "Dario Amodei, CEO of artificial intelligence company Anthropic, earned $18 million in total compensation in 2025, but his pay remained below that of some of the highest-paid technology executives. The post Anthropic CEO Amodei earned $18 million in 2025 but trails other top tech CEOs appeared first on Nairametrics .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune Business",
        "title": "Anthropic’s Amodei earned $18 mn ahead of IPO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/anthropics-amodei-earned-18-mn-ahead-of-ipo",
        "published": "2026-10-06T21:24:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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