Top 20 Highest Paid CEOs

The highest-paid chief executives among ASX200 companies in our dataset, ranked by total reported compensation from annual reports and the ACSI CEO Pay in ASX200 Companies report.

#CEOCompanyTotal PayReported OffshoreMarket Cap
1Shemara WikramanayakeMacquarie$29.76M1,800+$78.0B
2Robert ThomsonNews Corporation$23.00M250+$19.0B
3Troy RuddAECOM$22.40M3,200+
4Mick FarrellResMed$21.80M200+$52.0B
5Bob PragadaJacobs$21.80M3,500+
6Mike HenryBHP Group$19.28M1,200+$195.0B
7Jakob StausholmRio Tinto$19.07M2,090+$45.0B
8Matt WilsonLight and Wonder$15.00M2,000+$14.0B
9Rob ScottWesfarmers$12.98M350+$75.0B
10Stuart IrvingComputershare$11.44M350+$9.8B
11Trevor CrokerAristocrat Leisure$10.50M1,206+$32.0B
12Matt ComynCommonwealth Bank$9.09M10,000+$228.7B
13Amanda BardwellWoolworths Group$8.70M500+$42.0B
14Anthony MillerWestpac Banking Corporation$7.91M2,000+$100.0B
15Inaki BerroetaTPG Telecom$7.11M2,900+$10.5B
16John McBainCenturia Capital$6.98M116+$1.4B
17Chris HullsLife360$6.80M50+
18Leah WeckertColes Group$6.80M378+$22.0B
19Vicki BradyTelstra$6.70M10,000+$50.0B
20Steve JohnstonSuncorp$6.50M4,140+$17.0B

All figures are confirmed minimums from public sources. CEO compensation includes salary, bonuses, and share-based payments as reported in annual reports. Offshore worker salary estimate of $25,000/year is a weighted average across India and the Philippines, including overhead costs.