Ted Sarandos compensation by year
Netflix Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $42,707,872 | $41,398,424 |
| Option awards | $13,917,568 | $12,389,532 | $17,615,220 | $16,575,902 | $18,304,124 | $17,119,501 | $28,512,519 | $28,308,620 | $2,253,067 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $4,000,000 | $9,045,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16,541,385 | $12,000,000 | $7,053,958 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $5,538 | $8,100 | $32,251 | $98,497 | $1,014,127 | $1,112,663 | $1,786,777 | $1,984,931 | $1,961,458 | $2,453,590 |
| Total | $18,923,106 | $22,442,632 | $29,647,471 | $34,674,399 | $39,318,251 | $38,232,164 | $50,299,296 | $49,834,936 | $61,922,397 | $53,905,972 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Netflix, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 16, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-159286, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the Netflix, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-159286. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 16, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 346,600 | $32,497,216 | — |
| RSU | 207,420 | $19,447,699 | — |
| RSU | 115,540 | $10,833,030 | — |
| RSU | 103,710 | $9,723,850 | — |
| Option | 73,500 | — | $41.53 |
| Option | 56,620 | — | $53.90 |
| Option | 55,430 | — | $55.06 |
| Option | 85,250 | — | $35.80 |
| Option | 57,860 | — | $52.75 |
| Option | 74,250 | — | $37.88 |
| Option | 76,640 | — | $36.70 |
| Option | 184,190 | — | $22.62 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Netflix, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it. The 12 largest of 64 award rows shown.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Netflix discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $18,000,000 | $72,501,795 | $49,356 | $90,551,151 |
| Disability | — | $72,501,795 | — | $72,501,795 |
| Retirement | — | $29,171,549 | — | $29,171,549 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $18,000,000 | $57,150,811 | $39,806 | $75,207,055 |
| Change in control, no termination | — | $23,797,538 | — | $23,797,538 |
| Death | — | $72,501,795 | — | $72,501,795 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Netflix, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Netflix’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Sarandos · this page | co-Chief Executive Officer and President | $53,905,972 |
| Greg Peters | co-Chief Executive Officer and President | $53,187,307 |
| Spencer Neumann | Chief Financial Officer | $20,834,050 |
| David Hyman | Chief Legal Officer | $15,400,781 |
| Clete Willems | Chief Global Affairs Officer | $14,334,095 |
| Reed Hastings | Former Executive Chairman of the Board | $1,242,113 |
Board service
Netflix board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Netflix pays directors $407,877 in Stock Options. As stated in Netflix's FY2025 proxy.
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How this record is built
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