Hollywood Reporter May 04, 2026 • 13:45

The Great Divide: Hollywood CEO Pay Mega Chart Revealed — Plus Employee Ratios, Union Salaries - The Hollywood Reporter

By Georg Szalai, Katie Kilkenny

The Great Divide: Hollywood CEO Pay Mega Chart Revealed — Plus Employee Ratios, Union Salaries - The Hollywood Reporter

Top entertainment execs made far more than the corporate median of $30 million, and pay ratios at some Hollywood giants are also above broader trends in Corporate America.

Hollywood really is a larger-than-life version of corporate America, especially in the C-suite. Across all U.S. industries, median CEO pay hit $29.4 million in 2025, data firm Equilar finds. But for … [+8366 chars]

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