Brian Olsavsky Net Worth 2026: Amazon CFO
Brian Olsavsky has been Amazon's CFO since 2015. Quiver Quantitative, counting only SEC filings, puts his net worth at at least $73.8 million as of September 2026.
- Full name
- Brian T. Olsavsky
- Profession
- Senior vice president and CFO of Amazon
- Nationality
- American
- Spouse
- Susan Olsavsky
- Relationship
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Source of wealth
- Amazon stock awards and salary
In this article
Brian T. Olsavsky (the name is often misspelled "Olsavskys") has been senior vice president and chief financial officer of Amazon since June 2015. No mainstream outlet such as Forbes or Bloomberg has published a net worth estimate for him. Insider-tracking site Quiver Quantitative, working only from his SEC filings, puts it at "at least" $73.8 million as of September 2026: Amazon shares worth about $27.7 million that he still holds, plus about $46.1 million from shares sold since 2021. The $14 million figure that appeared on this page before had no source and was far below what his public filings show, so it has been removed.
What is Brian Olsavsky's net worth?
Because Olsavsky is an Amazon officer, his stock sales must be reported to the SEC, which gives a partial picture that most private executives lack. Quiver Quantitative counts 18 reported sales of Amazon stock since 2021, totaling 219,503 shares, and estimates he now owns about 111,279 shares. The site warns that its figure covers only what appears in SEC filings and may miss other assets, earlier sales, or indirectly held shares. It is best read as a floor based on Amazon stock, not a full net worth.
His reported sales have followed a regular quarterly pattern, typically on or around the 21st of February, May, August and November, most recently 6,172 shares on August 21, 2026, according to the same filings summary.
Salary and compensation
Like other Amazon senior executives, Olsavsky receives a modest cash salary and most of his pay in restricted stock that vests over several years. Amazon typically grants those awards every other year, which makes his reported pay swing sharply from year to year.
| Year | Salary | Total reported compensation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Not broken out | $163,200 | CRN |
| 2022 | $131,750 | $18,181,043 (stock awards over $17.8 million) | CRN |
| Latest listed year | $365,000 | $25.7 million | The Finance Weekly |
CRN reported the 2021 and 2022 figures from Amazon's 2023 proxy statement, noting that his stock awards went from zero in 2021 to more than $17.8 million in 2022. The Finance Weekly, in its 2026 list of the highest-paid CFOs, ranked him fifth with total compensation of $25.7 million, including a $365,000 base salary and $7,000 in other pay. The earlier version of this page gave his yearly income as $990,000, which matched none of these figures, and has been removed.
Early life and education
Olsavsky grew up in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the youngest of four children along with his twin, and his father was an engineer, according to Wikipedia. He was senior class president at Hershey High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Penn State in 1985 and an MBA in finance from Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business in 1989. The earlier version of this page called his first degree industrial engineering; Penn State lists mechanical engineering.
Career
| Years | Role | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 to 1987 | Production supervisor at a Union Carbide-run Glad plastics plant in Connecticut | Wikipedia |
| 1989 to about 1994 | Corporate finance at BFGoodrich in Akron, Ohio | Wikipedia |
| About 1995 to 2002 | Finance and logistics management roles at Fisher Scientific | Wikipedia, Penn State |
| 2002 to 2007 | Led finance for Amazon's Worldwide Operations | Columbia Business School |
| 2007 to 2010 | VP of finance for Amazon's North America retail business and acquisitions | Columbia Business School |
| Before 2015 | VP and CFO of Amazon's Global Consumer Business | Columbia Business School |
| June 2015 to present | Senior vice president and CFO of Amazon, succeeding Tom Szkutak | Wikipedia |
As CFO he oversees tax, treasury, finance operations, investor relations, internal audit and global real estate. During his tenure Amazon grew from just over $100 billion in annual revenue in 2015 to $638 billion in 2024, bought Whole Foods Market, MGM Studios, Ring, Zoox, One Medical, PillPack and Souq.com, and built an advertising business with more than $56 billion in 2024 revenue, according to Columbia Business School.
Recent news (2025 to 2026)
The Puget Sound Business Journal named him one of its 2025 CFOs of the Year, and Fortune profiled him in June 2026 as Amazon reached No. 1 on the Fortune 500, Wikipedia notes. Wikipedia also notes that his role has expanded to focus on Amazon's investment in new AI technology.
Boards and honors
He joined Carnegie Mellon's Board of Trustees in 2024 and sits on the Tepper School's Business Board of Advisors. Penn State gave him its Distinguished Alumni Award in 2021 and an Alumni Fellow Award in 2023. He is also on the advisory board of Columbia Business School's Digital Future Initiative, and founded the Seattle alumni chapter of Carnegie Mellon's business school.
Wife and family
He is married to Susan Olsavsky, a 1988 Penn State graduate whom he met at the university. They have three daughters and live in Washington state, according to Penn State. The earlier version of this page described his wife only in generic, unsourced terms.
Net worth compared
For other executives on this site, see Brian Lim, linked from the earlier version of this page, and Carl Liebert.
Why estimates differ
Online figures for Olsavsky range widely because they measure different things. Quiver's $73.8 million adds current shares to past sales proceeds; other trackers value only current holdings, or apply different share prices. None accounts for taxes on vested stock, cash salary, or assets unrelated to Amazon. Treat any single number as an estimate based on public filings.
Frequently asked questions
What is Brian Olsavsky's net worth?
No mainstream outlet has published an estimate. Quiver Quantitative, using only SEC filings, puts it at at least $73.8 million as of September 2026: about $27.7 million in Amazon shares he holds plus about $46.1 million from shares sold since 2021. It warns the figure may miss other assets.
How much does Amazon's CFO make?
Brian Olsavsky's cash salary is modest, $365,000 in the latest year listed by The Finance Weekly, but his total compensation including stock awards was $25.7 million. CRN reported $18.18 million for 2022, most of it in stock, and $163,200 for 2021, when he received no new stock award.
How long has Brian Olsavsky been Amazon's CFO?
He has been senior vice president and CFO of Amazon since June 2015, succeeding Tom Szkutak. He joined Amazon in April 2002 and previously led finance for Worldwide Operations, North America retail and the Global Consumer Business.
Where did Brian Olsavsky go to college?
He earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Penn State in 1985 and an MBA in finance from Carnegie Mellon's Tepper School of Business in 1989. He joined Carnegie Mellon's Board of Trustees in 2024.
Who is Brian Olsavsky's wife?
He is married to Susan Olsavsky, a 1988 Penn State graduate he met at the university. They have three daughters and live in Washington state, according to the Penn State Alumni Association.
Sources
- CRN: https://www.crn.com/news/cloud/amazon-s-6-top-compensated-execs-aws-ceo-tops-41m
- Quiver Quantitative: https://www.quiverquant.com/insiders/1639902/BRIAN-T-OLSAVSKY
- The Finance Weekly: https://www.thefinanceweekly.com/post/highest-paid-cfos-in-the-world
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Olsavsky
- Penn State Alumni Association: https://alumni.psu.edu/award-recipients/mr-brian-t-olsavsky-85g/
- Columbia Business School: https://business.columbia.edu/dfi-advisory-board/people/brian-olsavsky
