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Apple Proxy Discloses Tim Cook’s $74.3 Million 2025 Pay and Retirement Eligibility

The SEC proxy underscores performance‑linked pay alongside Cook’s retirement‑vesting eligibility to sharpen succession focus.

Overview

  • Cook’s 2025 package consisted of a $3 million salary, $57.5 million in stock awards, $12 million in performance cash, and about $1.76 million in other compensation.
  • Apple’s filing breaks out “all other compensation,” covering 401(k) contributions, insurance, vacation cash‑out, security, and personal air travel, with the board requiring private aircraft use.
  • The proxy states Cook’s outstanding equity includes a retirement vesting provision and confirms he meets Apple’s retirement criteria of age and service.
  • Other senior executives reported totals around $27 million for Deirdre O’Brien, Sabih Khan, and Kate Adams, $22.5 million for new CFO Kevan Parekh, and $15.5 million for former CFO Luca Maestri.
  • Apple scheduled a virtual annual shareholder meeting for February 24, 2026, and the New York Times reported Cook has told the board he wants to reduce his workload, with John Ternus cited as a plausible successor.