That figure for Tim Cook? It hit about $74 million in 2025 – roughly Rs 620 crore. The amount came straight from Apple’s yearly filing documents. Global eyes turned once more toward the pay of someone running one of tech’s biggest names. How much leaders make at Apple tends to spark wide interest. This latest number shows just where things stand.
Even though that number sounds huge, it’s a bit lower than last year, when Cook made around $74.6 million. This information came out through Apple’s usual report on how much top executives get paid, including people such as COO Sabih Khan and CFO Kevan Parekh.
A Pay Linked to How Well Apple Does
What stands out about Tim Cook’s pay? Most of it hinges on how well the company performs – Apple has always tied executive rewards to actual outcomes, not just steady salaries.
By 2025, here is how Cook’s pay splits up:
- Three million dollars makes up the base pay – that is close to twenty seven crore rupees
- A chunk of compensation came as shares – worth fifty seven point five million dollars. That totals close to five hundred seventeen crores in rupees
- Bonus money not tied to ownership: twelve million dollars. That works out to roughly one hundred eight crores rupees
Pay beyond salary: around $1.75 million, which is close to 15 crores rupees
Running a worldwide tech company means covering costs beyond salary. These extra expenses pay for things like trips, both private and work-related. Protection details get factored in too. Insurance bills show up here as well. Benefits tied to these roles appear in this group. Perks of this scale are simply part of the structure.
Apple Execs Performance
Pay information came out for more than just Tim Cook. Details showed what other key people at Apple earned, too – those running daily operations and finances
Close to $27 million – that is what Sabih Khan, the COO, made. Around Rs 243 crore adds up to the same amount
Close to Rs 201 crore – that is what CFO Kevan Parekh got, roughly amounting to $22.4 million
Folks saw similar pay structures here, where rewards leaned mostly on stock options – this mirrors how Apple ties success to lasting results. What stands out is the clear push toward building worth over time.
Tim Cook and Apple Future Outlook?
Curious timing – the pay details emerge just as chatter builds around Tim Cook’s role ahead. Some inside looks hint he might leave the CEO spot in the near stretch, trading it for fewer duties, possibly staying on as head of the board instead.
Who might follow Tim Cook?
Some point to John Ternus. He runs engineering at Apple today. His background suggests he could step in smoothly. Leadership shifts often bring subtle changes. Think different tech priorities ahead. AI work is speeding up inside the company. Foldable phones are getting closer. New kinds of gadgets are in development. A shift to Ternus may tilt how fast those ideas move forward. Not a revolution – more like quiet momentum building behind closed doors.
Firmly in charge, Tim Cook stays put – for the moment – at Apple’s top spot. Moving fast, he guides the company forward across shifting tech terrain. His paycheck? One of the biggest, most debated ones on Earth.
