CEO pay soared in 2025, study finds

(NewsNation) — CEOs at some of the world’s largest companies saw their pay increase significantly last year, far outpacing gains for workers, according to a new analysis.

A report from Oxfam International and the International Trade Union Confederation found that CEO pay rose 11% in 2025, compared with a 0.5% increase for the average worker globally.

The analysis examined compensation at 1,500 companies across 33 countries and found the average CEO earned about $8.4 million last year.

“This analysis exposes the billionaire coup against democracy and its costs for working people,” said Luc Triangle, general secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation.

“Companies promise us a virtuous cycle, but what we see is a vicious cycle led by mega corporations — they undermine collective bargaining and social dialogue while billionaire CEOs........

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