Key facts
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei earned $18 million in compensation last year.
- Amodei's pay is heavily weighted towards stock and equity awards.
- Dario and Daniela Amodei's annual salaries were doubled to $1.4 million in July.
- Daniela Amodei received $16.4 million in total compensation last year.
- Anthropic is preparing for an IPO that could value the company at over $2 trillion.
- The Amodei siblings and co-founders pledged 80% of their Anthropic equity to charity.
Dario Amodei, the CEO of AI firm Anthropic, earned $18 million in compensation last year, according to the company's IPO filing. This places him in the middle ranks of top executives at major technology firms. Anthropic is preparing for an IPO as early as this fall, which could value the company at more than $2 trillion.
Amodei's compensation package leans heavily towards stock and other equity awards, a common practice for tech founders. His annual salary was doubled to $1.4 million in July, as was that of his sister, Anthropic President Daniela Amodei, who received a total of $16.4 million last year. Chief Financial Officer Krishna Rao earned $720,250 and was granted options to buy 1.4 million shares.
Comparatively, S&P 500 CEO average annual compensation rose 21% to $22.8 million last year, according to the AFL-CIO. Courtney Yu, director of research for executive compensation data firm Equilar, noted that Amodei's pay seems on the lower end for a company valued at $2 trillion, but this could change post-IPO. Top executives at other AI-focused firms saw varied compensation in 2025, with Oracle co-CEO Clayton Magouyrk earning $627.5 million, while Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai made $10.9 million (excluding security costs) and Amazon CEO Andrew Jassy made $2.1 million (also excluding security costs).
The Amodei siblings and their fellow co-founders have pledged to dedicate 80% of their personal Anthropic equity to charitable causes, a move Dario Amodei has described as an obligation for wealthy individuals to address problems stemming from AI adoption.