In 2014, Paul E. Jacobs earned $27.10M in total compensation at Qualcomm, including $15.38K salary, $9.00M bonus and $17.77M in stock. Most recently sold 14,539 shares in Jan 2025. Currently holds stock worth $26.86M. Has donated $237.15M in stock to charitable causes. Led Qualcomm as CEO for 8 years.
Compensation History
Annual executive compensation data for Paul E. Jacobs, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.
Year
2014
Total Compensation
$27.10M
Salary
$15.38K
Bonus
$9.00M
Other
$309.39K
Salary
$15.38KBoard Justification
The compensation philosophy aligns executive pay with performance metrics and shareholder interests, focusing on long-term value creation.
Bonus
$9.00MBoard Justification
The bonus is based on the patent award program and is paid out in cash.
Other Compensation
$309.39KBoard Justification
Other compensation includes perquisites, life insurance premiums, and contributions to the nonqualified deferred compensation plan.
Restricted Stock
Board Justification
The stock awards that vested in 2014 include performance stock units and restricted stock units based on performance metrics set by the Compensation Committee.
Performance Metrics
The performance metrics include adjusted revenues and operating income, as well as relative total shareholder return.
Paul E. Jacobs
Ex-CEO of Qualcomm
Education
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from UC Berkeley
Field of Expertise
Technology & Engineering - Engineering
Sector of Economy
Technology
Born
October 30, 1962 - 63 years ago
CEO of Qualcomm for
8 years 8 months (Jul 2005 - Mar 2014)
Previous Experience
Various leadership roles at Qualcomm
Other Qualcomm CEOs
Holdings
Track Paul E. Jacobs's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.
Total Stock Sold
$1.14B
$344.95M
5,122,258 QCOM shares
$791.28M
2,727,557.933 GSAT shares
What if they kept their stock?
If Paul E. Jacobs didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra QCOM5,122,258 shares worth $895.42M and GSAT2,727,557.933 shares worth $186.78M.
This is -4.75% and $54.02M less than what they got when they sold the stock.
Charitable Transactions
1,356,638 shares
QCOM
Recent Charitable Transactions
15,870 shares
QCOM
Sep 3, 2015
Charity
35,000 shares
QCOM
May 3, 2015
Charity
14,246 shares
QCOM
Apr 1, 2015
Charity
29,846 shares
QCOM
Feb 17, 2015
Charity
26,934 shares
QCOM
Feb 3, 2015
Charity
286 shares
QCOM
Nov 20, 2014
Charity
Insider Trading
Paul E. Jacobs's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.
$31.84K
GSAT at $2.19/share
Jan 6, 2025
Sale
22,831 shares
GSAT
Jan 6, 2025
Received
$4.80M
GSAT at $1.06/share
Jun 28, 2024
Sale
10,478 shares
DBX
May 16, 2024
Received
$170.00K
GSAT at $1.33/share
Mar 5, 2024
Received
$50.00K
GSAT at $1.87/share
Jan 2, 2024
Received
$41.29M
GSAT at $1.13/share
Aug 29, 2023
Sale
11,077 shares
DBX
May 18, 2023
Received
12,297 shares
DBX
May 19, 2022
Received
9,335 shares
DBX
May 20, 2021
Received
Rivals
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2023 Compensation
Stock
$0.00
Salary
$1.00
Bonus
$0.00
Other
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Sundar Pichai
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2024 Compensation
Stock
$51.70M
Salary
$2.02M
Bonus
$0.00
Other
$8.30M
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$399.66M
Rami Rahim
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2023 Compensation
Stock
$0.00
Salary
$1.00M
Bonus
$0.00
Other
$22.79K
Total Holdings
$1.53M
Jen-Hsun Huang
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2024 Compensation
Stock
$186.55M
Salary
$1.49M
Bonus
$6.00M
Other
$3.57M
Total Holdings
$5.89B
Satya Nadella
CEO of Microsoft
2024 Compensation
Stock
$110.59M
Salary
$2.50M
Bonus
$9.56M
Other
$196.29K
Total Holdings
$731.01M