NEWS: Disney's NEW CEO Salary CONFIRMED

This week, Disney finally ended its two-year-long search for their new CEO to replace Bob Iger, as his contract ends at the end of 2026.

Josh D’Amaro will become The Walt Disney Company’s new CEO at the company’s next Annual Meeting, happening on March 18th, 2026. Additionally, Disney named another frontrunner for the CEO position, Dana Walden, in a new leadership role in the company — President and Chief Creative Officer of The Walt Disney Company. Being the heads of a company as big as Disney comes with significant pay, though, right? So, how much will these individuals actually make with their new positions? We’ve got the numbers right here.

According to Variety, there are a few different numbers that go into each of these pay packages. Let’s break things down by individuals to make things a little easier.

Josh D’Amaro

Josh D’Amaro’s initial annual package is set at $38 million. However, there are other numbers inside of there that are important to pay attention to.

Annual Base Salary: $2.5 million
Annual Performance-Based Bonus: Has a target equal to 250% of that annual base salary (that’s $6.25 million!)
For each fiscal year that D’Amaro serves as CEO, he will be given a long-term stock incentive of $26.2 million
One-time long-term incentive award tied to his promotion as CEO: Target value of $9.7 million

Dana Walden

Dana Walden has entered into an employment contract with Disney that’s set to expire in 2030. Walden’s initial annual package is set to be around $24 million. Let’s take a look at the numbers inside of there!

Annual Base Salary: $3.75 million
Annual Performance-Based Bonus: Has a target equal to 200% of that annual base salary (that’s $7.5 million!)
For each fiscal year that Walden serves in her position, she will be given a long-term stock incentive of $15.75 million
One-time long-term incentive award tied to her promotion as President and CCO: Target value of $5.26 million

Both of these individuals will come into their positions on March 18th, 2026. Bob Iger, the current CEO, will become a Senior Advisor until his contract expires on December 31st, 2026.