EA CEO Andrew Wilson earned US$38 million in total compensation in the most recently disclosed fiscal year, an $8 million increase from the prior year, according to the company's annual filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (GameSpot, 29 July 2026).

The figure, drawn from EA's Form 10-K — the annual financial report that publicly traded US companies must file with regulators — covers bonus payments and stock options. Wilson's pay now stands at a ratio of 305:1 compared with EA's median employee compensation of US$126,612, as disclosed in the same filing.

Wilson's package also includes a notable perk: EA disclosed that he flies exclusively on private aircraft, citing personal and family safety concerns based on threat intelligence. The arrangement extends to personal travel, not just business trips.

The pay increase landed in a year that saw EA cut staff. In early 2026, the company laid off workers across all four studios operating under its Battlefield Studios banner — DICE, Criterion Games, and Ripple Effect among them — following what IGN reported as a record-breaking launch for Battlefield 6 (IGN, 9 March 2026). EA characterised the cuts as a realignment rather than a reduction tied to performance. The exact number of employees affected was not confirmed.

Other EA executives also drew large packages in the disclosed fiscal year. Laura Miele, President of EA Entertainment, received US$13.7 million. Chief Financial Officer Stuart Canfield earned US$11.3 million. Chief Legal Officer Jake Schatz received US$8.4 million, and Chief People Officer Mala Singh received US$8.3 million. All figures include bonuses and stock options.

EA's research and development spending rose by US$259 million, or 10%, in fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal year 2025, according to a separate 10-K filing. The company is also in the midst of a major ownership change: in September 2025, EA announced an agreement to be acquired by a group comprising PIF (Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for US$55 billion (EA Investor Relations, 29 September 2025).

This is not the first time Wilson's compensation has drawn attention. In 2020, his total pay of US$35,728,764 produced a 371:1 CEO-to-median-worker ratio, according to shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.

What makes the latest figures stand out is the timing. A CEO receiving an $8 million raise in the same year that developers were laid off from studios behind a reportedly record-setting game is the kind of contrast that draws scrutiny — even if the raise and the cuts are, formally, separate decisions driven by different parts of the business. The SEC filing makes the numbers available; what readers make of them is another matter.