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Friday, Sep. 5, 2025

Did the CEO of a Colorado-based corporation earn nearly $7B in 2024?

Tyler Hickman, The Colorado Sun
yes

Alexander Karp, CEO of the Colorado-based data firm Palantir, received about $6.8 billion in “compensation actually paid” in 2024, including salary and changes in stock value

In 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission began requiring most publicly traded corporations to report the CAP for executives in addition to their total compensation — the more traditional method, factoring in salary and stock awards. 

Under the classic method of reporting, Karp’s compensation was $4.6 million. His CAP factors in earnings from his current and potential stock holdings, which shot up in value after Palantir’s stock price surged 340% in 2024.

A study from Equilar and the New York Times found Karp is the highest paid CEO in the U.S. by CAP, with only one other executive — Broadcom CEO Hock Tan — topping out $1 billion. Measuring by total compensation, Karp doesn’t even appear in the top 100 highest paid executives in 2024.

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