Alphabet CEO Pichai receives over $200 million compensation in 2022 amid cost-cutting

Early this month, hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company's London offices following a dispute over layoffs.

By: Reuters
April 22, 2023 12:22 PM IST

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Pichai's compensation included stock awards of about $218 million, the filing showed. (File)

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Alphabet Inc Chief Executive Sundar Pichai received total compensation of about $226 million in 2022, more than 800 times the median employee’s pay, the company said in a securities filing on Friday.

Pichai’s compensation included stock awards of about $218 million, the filing showed.

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The pay disparity comes at a time when Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has been cutting jobs globally, The Mountain View, California-based company announced plans to cut 12,000 jobs around the world in January, equivalent to 6% of its global workforce.

Early this month, hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company’s London offices following a dispute over layoffs.

In March, Google employees staged a walkout at the company’s Zurich offices after more than 200 workers were laid off.