Alphabet increased Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s total potential pay to $692 million over the next three years, making him one of the best-paid chief executives in the world, Financial Times reported on Saturday. The bulk of Pichai’s package comes in performance stock units with a target value of $126 million split evenly into two tranches, the company said on Friday. ADVERTISEMENTPichai will also get $84 million in restricted stock over the next three years, vesting roughly on a monthly basis so long as he remains at the company, and an annual salary of $2mn. Google added a pair of new stock incentives worth as much as $350 million linked to the growth of its Waymo self-driving taxi arm and Wing drone delivery start-up. That gives the CEO a maximum payout of $692 million if he exceeds expectations, with a baseline amount of $391 million in stock and salary.

Source: The Telegraph March 07, 2026 23:28 UTC