John Ternus filed two documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2026, the day he became Apple’s chief executive: a Form 3, disclosing his starting stock position, and a Form 4, reporting a new restricted stock unit award. Together they are the first official record of what Apple’s new CEO owns and…
Executive compensation
Apple's SEC Filing Sets John Ternus's CEO Pay at a $3 Million Salary
Apple’s compensation committee set John Ternus’s salary as chief executive at $3 million a year, and gave Tim Cook a $2 million salary as Executive Chair, according to a Form 8-K/A the company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2026. The filing is Apple’s own document, not a news release, and…