15 Highest-Paid Women CEOs in the World in 2026: Compensations & Packages

13. Kristin Peck — Zoetis

Country: United States

Designation: CEO

2025 Total Compensation: $19.0 million

Kristin Peck is the head of Zoetis, the world's biggest animal health business.

She took over as CEO in 2020 after serving in many senior executive positions at the corporation and prior firms.

Peck was paid around $19 million in total in 2025, with much of the remuneration tied to stock and long-term incentives.

Zoetis makes drugs, vaccines, tests, and other products for livestock and pets. This line of business has been thriving due to the increased investments being made in pets' health care and agricultural animal health products.

Kristin Peck's leadership also shows an aspect of healthcare which is often not talked about – the rapidly growing market of veterinary drugs and pets' health.

14. Gunjan Kedia — U.S. Bancorp

Country: United States

Designation: President & CEO

2025 Total Compensation: $16.7 million

In 2025, Gunjan Kedia assumed the position of CEO at U.S. Bancorp to become one of the recently appointed CEOs.

She was compensated a sum of about $16.7 million in total for her first year as CEO.

Prior to becoming CEO, Kedia served as President of U.S. Bank and worked in many other leadership capacities within the financial-services industry. Her career has included leadership roles in fields ranging from wealth management to institutional banking and financial services.

As CEO, she is leading one of the biggest banks in the United States, providing services to consumers, businesses and institutions.

In addition, this appointment is noteworthy in relation to the participation of women in the financial-services leadership, which is an industry with relatively few women in leadership positions.

15. Corie Barry — Best Buy

Country: United States

Designation: CEO

2025 Total Compensation: $16.2 million

Corie Barry has been CEO at Best Buy since 2019, having earned around $16.2 million in total compensation for 2025.

Corie Barry has worked at Best Buy since 1999. Prior to becoming CEO, Corie occupied several financial and operational posts in the company and was CFO of Best Buy at one time.

Under Corie Barry's leadership, Best Buy successfully navigated the difficult period caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes in consumer electronics demand and the normalization of consumer spending.

The company also needed to adjust to the evolving consumer behaviour and new competition and technology in retail.

Corie Barry's inclusion is accompanied by the following clarification: she still holds the position of CEO as of September 2026, though she is expected to step down from her current post and be replaced by Jason Bonfig on November 1, 2026. Corie Barry will then serve as a strategic advisor for six months.

What the list of highest-paid women CEOs indicates?

Fifteen women on this list have managed to make it clear through their leadership how much the female leadership has been able to spread itself out in many of the most powerful industries around the globe, whether banking or semiconductors, automobiles, defence, health care, energy or retail.

Jane Fraser's pay package worth $95.8 million has proved to be a record for a woman CEO, according to the latest Equilar Associated Press study, whereas Lisa Su's pay package worth $55.2 million is proof enough of how she belongs to the list of the highest-paid corporate executives in the world.

The numbers are indicative of the continued problem of under-representation, however, given that women lead only 55 Fortune 500 companies in 2025, which is about 11% of the list.