Amgen CEO again tops list of region's highest paid execs

Robert Bradway remained the highest paid executive in the Tri-Counties in 2020, but stock options and new faces changed a lot of the names and positions on the list. Bradway, the CEO of Amgen, earned $20.13 million in total compensation in 2020 — 3% more than he earned in 2019, and 8.23% more than in 2018. His base pay only increased $500,000, while most of the increase in his salary came from stock options. In 2018, his stock options were worth $12.5 million, but in 2020, they were worth $14.4 million.