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The typical tech leader’s pay rose $810k since 2021—more than COOs, CFOs, and CIOs combined

Technology leaders have spent nearly four years evangelizing about the ways AI will change every aspect of work life. One of the most measurable changes so far however has been to tech chiefs’ own paychecks.

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Technology leaders have spent nearly four years evangelizing about the ways AI will change every aspect of work life. One of the most measurable changes so far however has been to tech chiefs’ own paychecks. Median reported compensation for executives with “technology” in the title reached $2.6 million in the most recent fiscal year, up a whopping 45.4% from 2021, according to data compiled for Fortune by executive pay analytics firm C-suite Comp.

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