Many fans are curious about Tim Cook's financial success in April 2026. In this article, we dive deep into the assets and career highlights.

What Is Tim Cook's Net Worth and Salary?

On the day Tim became CEO, he was given a large grant of options that vested in 10 annual increments (he received the first chunk up front, so technically only 9 tranches vested over time). A chunk of his grant was performance-based. Those shares would be granted only if Apple out-performed 2/3 of the S&P 500. He has hit every single performance milestone. He received his ninth grant, roughly 560,000 shares, in August 2020. Roughly half of those shares are set aside to cover an estimated tax debt at their August 2020 price per share. At $450 per share (this was before the Apple stock split), the 280,000 shares Tim received were worth $126 million.

In August 2021, Tim received his 10th and final installment of the original compensation plan. The $750 million payout involved selling more than five million shares in Apple, marking Cook's tenth year on the job.

Outside of that 560,000 chunk granted in August 2020, Tim already owns 847,969 fully-vested shares of Apple. In February 2020, when Apple shares were trading at $320, this chunk was worth around $280 million. In August 2020, when Apple hit $450 per share, that stake was worth $380 million.

Tim Cook is an American business executive who has a net worth of $2.2 billion. Tim Cook earned his fortune as the CEO of Apple Inc. Tim Cook joined the company in 1998 and was named CEO in 2011. Apple's peak market cap under former CEO/founderSteve Jobswas $350 billion. When Tim was appointed CEO in 2011, many questioned how he could outperform his genius predecessor. Fast forward to the present, and Apple's market cap has been as high as $3.5 trillion.Tim has stated he plans to give most of his fortune away before he dies and has already donated tens of millions to various charities.

Prior to being named CEO, when he was Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations, Tim's salary was $500,000 per year. When Cook first became CEO of Apple in 2011, his salary was boosted to $900,000 per year. Today Tim earns a base salary of $3.4 million plus an annual bonus of $8 – $12 million.

Tim is the company's second-largest individual shareholder. He owns roughly 0.02% of the company. The largest individual shareholder is Board ChairmanArthur Levinson, who owns 1.1 million shares. Levinson has served on the Board since 2000. The third largest individual shareholder is Senior VP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi, who has 412,000 shares as of this writing.

On top of salary and bonus, Tim is periodically granted large chunks of Apple options, which vest over time. His vested shares are counted as income in a given year. For example, in 2019, on top of his salary and bonuses, Tim earned $113.5 million worth of vested shares, bringing his total comp for the year to around $125 million. Between 2011, when he was named CEO, and 2020, Tim earned $963.5 million in total compensation from Apple. Outside of normal compensation, in an average year, Tim benefits from roughly $500,000 worth of personal security expenses paid for by Apple. He is also required to fly privately for all personal and business travel. Those flight costs come to around $315,000 per year.

How Many Shares of Apple Does Tim Cook Own?

In summary, the total wealth of Tim Cook reflects strategic moves.

Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.