2 days ago
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Earned $18 Million in 2025
A filing for Anthropic’s possible stock market debut says CEO Dario Amodei received $18 million in compensation in 2025.
Much of his pay, like his sister Daniela’s, came from stock and other awards rather than salary.
Daniela, Anthropic’s president, received $16.4 million.
Their annual salaries were raised to $1.4 million each in July.
The company also promised them more stock that could pay out if certain conditions are met.
Other technology leaders’ reported pay was very different: some received far more, while others received less.
These annual figures do not always show the full value of executives’ shares.
Anthropic may go public as early as this fall, and its founders pledged most of their personal company equity to charity.
Anthropic’s IPO filing reported that CEO Dario Amodei received $18 million in compensation in 2025, largely through stock and other awards.
President Daniela Amodei received $16.4 million in 2025; both siblings’ annual salaries doubled to $1.4 million in July.
Anthropic granted the siblings restricted stock units, with some awards tied to continued employment and others to the IPO.
Reported executive compensation varied widely: Oracle co-CEO Clayton Magouyrk received $627.5 million, while Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai received $10.9 million and Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy $2.1 million.
Anthropic is preparing for a possible IPO as early as fall that could value it above $2 trillion; its founders pledged 80% of their personal company equity to charitable causes.
- Who
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, President Daniela Amodei, CFO Krishna Rao, and executives at other technology companies.
- What
- Anthropic’s IPO filing disclosed executive compensation and equity awards, including Dario Amodei’s $18 million compensation in 2025.
- Where
- Anthropic and other U.S. technology companies.
- When
- The compensation figures are for 2025; the siblings’ salaries doubled in July 2026, and Anthropic may go public as early as this fall.
- Why
- The figures were disclosed in Anthropic’s IPO filing and illustrate how executive pay comparisons can differ depending on stock awards, security costs, and other measures.
Concerns about executive pay
Context for interpreting compensation
CEO pay and worker gains
Concerns about executive pay
Critics say U.S. CEO compensation has outpaced average worker gains and worry that wider AI adoption could worsen the disparity.
Context for interpreting compensation
Annual compensation figures may not capture executives’ full wealth, because stock ownership and changes in share value can substantially affect what they receive.
How to assess Amodei’s compensation
Concerns about executive pay
Equilar research director Courtney Yu said $18 million seems low for a company valued at $2 trillion.
Context for interpreting compensation
Yu said the comparison may change when Amodei’s ownership stake and the effects of an IPO are clearer; the filing does not disclose the founders’ ownership shares.
Key facts
- Dario Amodei’s 2025 compensation
- $18 million
- Daniela Amodei’s 2025 compensation
- $16.4 million
- Dario and Daniela Amodei annual salaries after July increase
- $1.4 million each
- Krishna Rao’s 2025 earnings
- $720,250
- S&P 500 average CEO compensation in 2025
- $22.8 million, up 21%
- Possible Anthropic IPO timing and valuation
- As early as this fall; more than $2 trillion
- Founders’ charitable equity pledge
- 80% of their personal Anthropic equity
Quotes
Courtney Yu
Director of research at executive compensation data firm Equilar
“Founder CEOs typically own enough equity that when the company does well and the stock prices increases they can just live off the wealth of the equity they already own, and typically don't take in a lot in annual compensation.”
livemint.com
Sources
Related news
America’s Highest-Paid CEOs in 2025 Include Musk, Nadella
Anthropic’s Annualised Revenue Tops $100 Billion Ahead of IPO
Anthropic Discusses $100 Billion IPO With Nvidia Investment
AI Boom Produces Record Number of Young Forbes Billionaires
Anthropic Faces Safety Questions Ahead of Potential $2 Trillion IPO
Anthropic IPO Prospectus Reveals Vast AI Ambitions and Costs
Wall Street Falls as Oil Surges and Chip Stocks Slide
India Must Build R&D Skills as AI Reshapes Jobs
FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After Employee Data Breach
