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For a Few CEOs, Pay Keeps Growing—by the Billions

Big stock awards have grown much bigger for chief executives of Palantir and Broadcom, driven by market gains and, in some cases, complex multipliers

Alex Karp, Palantir CEO, speaking to employees.
The compensation of Palantir CEO Alex Karp gained more than $6 billion last year. Photo: Stephen Voss for WSJ

It is the latest ultraexclusive achievement for chief executives of the biggest U.S. companies: the billion-dollar year.

Two bosses made it last year—holding stock-based pay that swelled in value by at least 10 figures in a single year. Alexander Karp clocked more than $6 billion in gains at government intelligence contractor Palantir Technologies. Hock Tan’s pay grew by $1.15 billion at chip maker Broadcom.

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