Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO, earned $18 million in total compensation in 2025, putting him among the better-paid technology executives but still below some of the sector’s biggest earners.
The figure was disclosed in Anthropic’s initial public offering filing, according to Reuters, as the artificial intelligence company prepares for a potential stock market listing that could value it at more than $2 trillion.
Amodei’s compensation was driven largely by equity awards, reflecting the growing importance of company ownership in executive pay across the technology sector.
Amodei’s annual salary, along with that of his sister and Anthropic President Daniela Amodei, was doubled in July to $1.4 million each.
However, salary represented only a small portion of their overall compensation. The bulk of their packages came from stock and option awards tied to Anthropic’s value and future growth.
Daniela Amodei received $16.4 million in total compensation in 2025, with stock and options accounting for most of the amount.
Anthropic’s board has also granted the Amodei siblings additional restricted stock units this year. Some of the awards are tied to continued employment, while others are linked to the company’s planned IPO.
Krishna Rao, Anthropic Chief Financial Officer, received $720,250 in 2025. He was also granted options to purchase 1.4 million shares when he joined the company in 2024 and exercised options worth $385,285 last year.
Amodei’s $18 million package was higher than the compensation reported for some of the CEOs of the world’s biggest technology companies.
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai received $10.9 million, while Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reported $2.1 million, according to Reuters.
Amodei, however, remains well below some of the sector’s highest-paid executives.
Oracle co-CEO Clayton Magouyrk received $627.5 million in 2025, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang earned $49.9 million, according to company filings.
The broader executive-pay landscape has also shifted higher. Average annual compensation for S&P 500 CEOs increased 21 per cent to $22.8 million in 2025, according to figures from the AFL-CIO cited by Reuters.
Courtney Yu, director of research at executive compensation data firm Equilar, said Amodei’s $18 million package appeared relatively modest for a company valued at around $2 trillion.
That assessment, however, could change once Anthropic becomes a public company and discloses more details about Amodei’s ownership stake.
Unlike publicly traded technology companies, Anthropic has not yet disclosed the precise ownership stakes held by its founders.
That information could prove more significant than annual salary or reported compensation once the company goes public.
Amodei co-founded Anthropic with six other individuals, meaning his eventual share of the company could be smaller than the ownership stakes held by founders of some other major technology companies.
Nevertheless, even a relatively small stake in a company valued in the trillions could translate into billions of dollars in personal wealth.
The ultimate value will depend on Anthropic’s IPO valuation, the number of shares offered to the public and the ownership structure disclosed in the final offering documents.
