# Anthropic’s CEO Amodei earned $18M in 2025, prospectus shows

Digest AI · Business & Funding · published 2026-10-06T04:02:00Z · updated 2026-10-06T12:05:01Z

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## Summary

Anthropic’s IPO prospectus reveals Dario Amodei earned **$18 million** last year as CEO, mostly in stock and options. His sister Daniela Amodei, president of the company, received **$16.4 million** in total compensation, with both seeing their base salaries doubled to **$1.4 million** in July. The board plans to grant them more restricted stock units this year, some tied to their continued employment and others to the company’s IPO success.

Anthropic’s CTO, Krishna Rao, earned **$720,250** in salary for 2025, while exercising options valued at **$385,285** the prior year. The company’s IPO filing, submitted confidentially in June, suggests a potential valuation exceeding **$2 trillion**. Comparisons to other tech leaders like Sundar Pichai (Alphabet) and Andy Jassy (Amazon) highlight how most of their compensation comes from stock value rather than salary. AI researcher Yann LeCun publicly criticized Amodei as ‘deluded,’ though the company declined to comment on the figures.

## Key points

- Anthropic’s CEO Dario Amodei earned **$18M** in 2025, mostly in stock and options
- His sister Daniela Amodei received **$16.4M** total, with both seeing salary doubles to **$1.4M**
- Anthropic’s IPO filing hints at a potential valuation exceeding **$2 trillion**

## Why it matters

The figures underscore how AI executives’ wealth ties to stock value, not base pay, and reflect Anthropic’s high-stakes IPO timeline. LeCun’s criticism adds public scrutiny to leadership compensation in AI.

## Sources

1. [Anthropic IPO filing shows CEO Dario Amodei earned $18M last year](https://thenextweb.com/news/anthropic-dario-amodei-pay-18m-ipo-filing) (thenextweb.com, 2026-10-06)
2. [Anthropic's IPO prospectus: Dario Amodei earned $18M in 2025, middle of the pack for tech CEOs, and President Daniela Amodei, his sister, earned $16.4M](https://reuters.com/technology/anthropics-amodei-made-18-million-last-year-middle-tech-ceo-pack-2026-10-06) (reuters.com, 2026-10-06)

Part of the developing story: [Anthropic IPO Faces Regulatory and Legal Hurdles](https://digestai.news/thread/ftc-chair-opposes-treating-ai-agents-as-autonomous-actors-with-wills) (4 stories)

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