Linus Torvalds
FELLOW at THE LINUX FOUNDATION · CA · Community Development
$1.7M
Peak Total Compensation
9
Years Tracked
23x
vs. Median Household
Linus Torvalds has appeared in compensation disclosures over 9 years of available data (2016–2024). Total compensation changed from $1,672,056 to $1,613,976 - a -3.5% change.
Peak total compensation of $1,744,981 equals 23x the median U.S. household income ($75,000).
Compensation History
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Organization | Title | Compensation | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | THE LINUX FOUNDATION | FELLOW | $524,349 | $1,089,627 | $1,613,976 |
| 2023 | THE LINUX FOUNDATION | FELLOW | $522,737 | $1,071,167 | $1,593,904 |
| 2022 | THE LINUX FOUNDATION | FELLOW | $700,331 | $1,044,650 | $1,744,981 |
| 2021 | THE LINUX FOUNDATION | FELLOW | $645,997 | $1,044,094 | $1,690,091 |
| 2020 | THE LINUX FOUNDATION | FELLOW | $623,009 | $1,035,559 | $1,658,568 |
| 2019 | THE LINUX FOUNDATION | FELLOW | $625,426 | $1,018,805 | $1,644,231 |
| 2018 | THE LINUX FOUNDATION | FELLOW | $619,472 | $988,686 | $1,608,158 |
| 2017 | THE LINUX FOUNDATION | FELLOW | $456,000 | $995,594 | $1,451,594 |
| 2016 | THE LINUX FOUNDATION | FELLOW | $640,119 | $1,031,937 | $1,672,056 |
Peers at THE LINUX FOUNDATION
| Name | Title | Peak Comp. |
|---|---|---|
| James Zemlin | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | $1.4M |
| Chris Aniszczyk | VP STRATEGIC AND DEVELOPER | $887K |
| Jason Storment | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINOPS FOUNDATION | $881K |
| Arpit Joshipura | GENERAL MANAGER, NETWORKING AND ORCHESTRATION | $838K |
| Shubra Kar | FORMER CTO AND GM OF PRODUCTS | $806K |
| Gabriele Columbro | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FINOS | $729K |
| Todd Moore | SVP OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS | $725K |
| Priyanka Sharma | GM, CNCF | $708K |
| Clyde Seepersad | SVP AND GM, TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION | $702K |
| Stephanie Wigle Haddow | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $699K |
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