Read More5 months ago The top ten highest-paid CEOs in South Africa in 2025 by Dr Salomé Teuteberg CEO pay / company research / directors’ fees / executive remuneration / South African multinational companies / transforming corporate governance / wage inequality The highest-paid CEO earned 29 times more than the typical JSE Top 40 CEO. None of the top five are South African. Only 5 of the 40 are led by women.
JSE Top 40 CEO Remuneration Report | 2025 by LRS CEO pay / company research / directors’ fees / South African multinational companies / transforming corporate governance / wage inequality JSE Top 40 CEOs earned R6,7 billion in 2025. The analysis finds a very weak pay-to-profit correlation.