Australia news live: top 100 CEOs bank 16% pay rise; Husic warns Labor over Gaza policy
Summary
Chief executives of Australia’s 100 biggest companies earned a median pay of $4.8 million in the 2025 financial year, which is a 16% increase from 2024. This pay includes base salary, bonuses, and other benefits, and shows that CEO pay remains much higher than the average Australian worker’s earnings.Key Facts
- The median total pay for top 100 CEOs in Australia was $4.8 million in 2025.
- This represents a 16% pay rise compared to 2024.
- Life360’s founder Chris Hulls was the highest-paid CEO with $47.7 million in realised pay.
- Other top earners include Mick Farrell from ResMed ($35.1 million) and Robert Thomson from News Corp ($33.5 million).
- The gap between CEO pay and the average worker’s weekly full-time earnings stayed the same, with CEOs earning 55 times more.
- Fixed base pay rose by 4% to a median of $1.83 million, still below 2012 levels.
- Bonuses made up a large part of CEO pay, with most CEOs receiving around 70% of their maximum bonus.
- Some CEOs received termination payments averaging $2.2 million each.
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