CEO Pay 2026

Comcast CEO’s pay skyrockets; Paramount Chief Legal Officer earns more than David Ellison.

Here’s how the Chiefs at the top of the Hollywood pay scale’s 2026 salaries stack up and the change from last year:

• $71.8M Mike Cavanagh (co-CEO: Comcast)

  • ↑153.7%

  • $60M in stock awards

• $67.4M Ari Emanuel (TKO)

  • 272%

• $63.6M Makan Delrahim (CLO: Skydance)

• $63.2M David Ellison (CEO: Skydance)

• $60.7M Jeff Shell (ex-pres: Skydance)

• $53.9M Ted Sarandos (co-CEO: Netflix)

  • ↓13%

• $53.2M Greg Peters (co-CEO: Netflix)

  • ↓12%

• $48.5M Andrew Brandon-Gordon (CSO/COO: Skydance)

• $45.8M - Bob Iger (Disney)

  • ↑ 12%

• $42.6M Mark Shapiro (COO: TKO)

• $35.1M Brian Roberts (co-CEO: Comcast)

  • ↑3.5%

For reference, the 2024 salaries of the three previous Paramount co-CEOs were as follows:

• $22.2M George Cheeks (Paramount co-CEO)

• $19.6M Brian Roberts (Paramount co-CEO)

• $19.5M Chris McCarthy (Paramount co-CEO)

That sums to $61.3M, not far off from current Paramount CEO David Ellion’s $63.2M.

Of course, the largest pay raise could be WBD CEO David Zaslav’s exit package. In 2024, he made $51.9M, and he is expected to at least 10x that with some estimates set at $887M if the Paramount acquisition closes by Q3 2026.