Nvidia's stock price was around $0.50 at the start of 2015. Thanks to Team Green providing most of the hardware powering the generative AI revolution, its stock is currently $111.61, an increase of 22,222%.
Huang's base salary has remained at around $1 million per year for most of that time. Like most CEOs, Huang's wealth comes from his stake in the company he runs; in this case, it's 3.5%, which is currently worth around $94 billion.
According to a
proxy filing with the SEC yesterday, Nvidia's compensation committee raised Huang's total target pay by $7 million to align more closely with the median of peer company CEOs. This includes a 50% hike in base salary to $1.5 million.
Huang also saw his variable cash increase by 50% to $1 million, while stock awards jumped to $38.8 million.