David Zaslav’s Pay Rose 26.5% to Nearly $50 Million in 2023

The hefty raise came as Warner Bros. Discovery slashed spending and enacted layoffs

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav at "The Idol" Premiere Afterparty at the 2023 Cannes film festival. (Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav saw his pay rise 26.5% in 2023 to nearly $50 million even as the media conglomerate posted significant losses and the rest of the company saw cost cutting and layoffs.

Zaslav took home $49.7 million for the year, including a $3 million salary, $23.1 million in stock awards and $22 million in bonus pay, the company said in a regulatory filing.

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