Outlook Business Desk
Sundar Pichai is the CEO of Alphabet and Google. Born in India, he became Google’s CEO in 2015 and later took over Alphabet’s top role in 2019.
Sundar Pichai earned $226 million in 2022 including a $2 million base salary and $218 million in stock awards, as reported by Moneycontrol.
The bulk of Pichai’s pay came from triennial stock awards worth $218 million, given once every three years, which significantly boosted his total compensation.
Google spent nearly $6 million on Pichai’s personal security in 2022, one of the highest among tech executives, according to the company’s disclosures.
Pichai’s compensation was 808 times higher than the median Google employee pay, which stood at around $279,802 based on Alphabet’s latest filing.
Alphabet’s 2025 Proxy Statement shows Sundar Pichai earned $10.73 million in 2024 — up from $8.8 million the previous year.
Sundar Pichai’s compensation continues to draw attention, highlighting the growing focus on executive pay structures and corporate leadership amid changing industry dynamics.