David Zaslav is President and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (WBD). The company reported total compensation of $165,009,366 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $3,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $22,597,744 |
| Option awards | $109,593,181 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $25,726,018 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $4,092,423 |
| Total | $165,009,366 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. filed April 30, 2026, accession 0001437107-26-000046.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,000,000 | $0 | $22,597,744 | $109,593,181 | $25,726,018 | $0 | $4,092,423 | $165,009,366 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,000,000 | $0 | $23,098,980 | $0 | $23,897,060 | $0 | $1,922,523 | $51,918,563 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,000,000 | $0 | $23,078,769 | $0 | $22,000,000 | $0 | $1,623,777 | $49,702,546 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,057,692 | $0 | $12,025,683 | $1,448,138 | $21,831,456 | $0 | $925,489 | $39,288,458 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $3,000,000 | $4,400,000 | $13,165,436 | $202,889,764 | $22,000,000 | $0 | $1,118,281 | $246,573,481 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $33,083,765 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $131,925,601 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 99th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 10 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Zaslav this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $165,009,366 |
| Priya Aiyar | Chief Legal Officer | $23,259,047 |
| Jean-Briac Perrette | President and CEO, Global Streaming and Games | $22,526,697 |
| Bruce Campbell | Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer | $22,263,133 |
| Gunnar Wiedenfels | Chief Financial Officer | $17,674,762 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. compensation brief.
David Zaslav's compensation sits inside Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.