Broadcom CEO Pay Soars to $205.3 Million After AI-Fueled Rally

Broadcom Inc. Chief Executive Officer Hock Tan saw his compensation package jump to $205.3 million last year, mostly from stock awards, as his company increasingly becomes a star of the artificial intelligence industry.

Equity awards accounted for $202.4 million of Tan’s 2025 pay, with his salary remaining little changed at $1.2 million, Broadcom said in a regulatory filing Monday. The total compared with $2.63 million in 2024, when he didn’t receive stock awards.

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Shares of Broadcom rallied over the past two years as the chipmaker positions itself as a key beneficiary of AI spending. The company has directly tied ...