Greg Abel, Warren Buffett's successor as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, is set to earn one of the highest salaries for an S&P 500 chief executive this year. Abel assumed the CEO role on January 1st. While his 2026 salary was reported at $25 million, Berkshire Hathaway has a history of not including stock awards in executive compensation, with a policy stating they never intend to use company stock for employee compensation.