Goldman Sachs quietly crowned CEO David Solomon the early 2025 pay leader among Fortune 500 company chiefs with a double-digit percentage raise that puts him above both JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and Disney’s Bob Iger.
Here’s how Fortune 500 CEOs fared last year based on currently available data.
JPMorgan upped CEO Dimon’s pay by just over 10% to $43 million for 2025, putting him among the top-paid CEOs on Wall Street.
JPMorgan previously increased Dimon’s 2024 pay to $39 million, about an 8.3% rise from $36 million in 2023, after the bank posted record profits.
While Dimon’s compensation is staggering, it came in notably lower than Solomon’s $47 million, despite his having spent years as the industry’s most prominent and, often, best-compensated CEO.
Iger’s pay consisted of a $1 million base salary, with variable compensation accounting for most of his massive paycheck. His stock awards tied to performance accounted for about $21 million, while option awards were $14 million. A non-equity incentive plan worth $7.25 million comprised the rest of his variable compensation. Iger also received $2.6 million in “other compensation,” which, among other things, included Iger’s personal air travel on the corporate jet, as well as security costs.
Iger’s pay increase comes as Disney aims to find his successor. The Disney boss is serving in his second stint as CEO after having replaced former CEO Bob Chapek in 2022. The company said in its 2026 proxy statement that it plans to announce the appointment of Iger’s successor this year.
Niccol earned about $31 million in 2025, down from $96 million in 2024, when the company granted him a large stock award of more than $90 million as part of the package to lure him into the job.
