Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package
AlphabetAlphabet(US:GOOG) TechCrunch·2026-03-08 00:20

Compensation Package - Sundar Pichai's new pay package could be worth $692 million, structured as a three-year deal with performance-based incentives [1] - The compensation includes new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, Alphabet's drone delivery venture [1] Public Perception - Pichai attracts less public fascination compared to Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who have been in the news for their real estate purchases [2] - Page and Brin are among the richest individuals globally, with Page spending over $173 million on two mansions and Brin linked to a $51 million property [2] Personal Wealth - Pichai has seen significant personal wealth growth due to Google's market cap increase since he became CEO in 2015, with his and his wife's shares valued at nearly $500 million [3] - An estimated $650 million worth of shares has been sold by Pichai as of last summer, according to Bloomberg [3]