Reports published Oct. 6 put Dario Amodei’s total compensation for 2025 at $18 million, with stock and options making up most of the package. The figure was reported as coming from Anthropic’s confidential S-1. It is a total-compensation figure, not an annual salary.
Total compensation and annual salary are different figures
Total compensation combines pay and equity-based awards. Stock and options accounted for most of Amodei’s reported 2025 package; the figure does not represent salary alone.
A separate reported figure put Amodei’s annual salary at $1.4 million after it doubled in July 2026. That salary amount and the $18 million total refer to different periods and measures.
Daniela Amodei’s reported compensation for 2025
Daniela Amodei, Anthropic’s co-founder and president, was reported to have received $16.4 million in total compensation for 2025. The two reported figures are:
| Person | Anthropic role | Reported total compensation (USD) | Period |
| Dario Amodei | Co-founder and CEO | $18 million | 2025 |
| Daniela Amodei | Co-founder and president | $16.4 million | 2025 |
