Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai’s compensation topped $200 million in 2022

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai received $226 million in total compensation in 2022, most of which came through stock awards, according to a securities filing filed by the company on Friday.

Pichai was awarded $218 million in stock last year through a three-year stock grant. His annual salary was $2 million from 2020 to 2022, the filing said. The CEO’s compensation package also included nearly $6 million for personal security in 2022.

Other executives at Alphabet and Google earned about $22 million to $35 million in annual stock awards, according to the filing.

The report comes as Alphabet embarks on cost-restructuring measures, including layoffs in January that eliminated 12,000 workers, or 6% of its workforce. Google’s chief financial officer Ruth Porat announced earlier in April that the company would cut back on employee laptops and services to further reduce costs.