John Legere’s salary: In a typical year, John’s Legare’s base salary was $1.5 million. He earned more than that thanks to bonuses and stock awards. For example, in 2017 his total compensation topped $23 million. In 2018 he earned a total of $66.5 million, enough to make him one of the highest-paid CEOs in the world. Equity Holdings: According to an April 2020 SEC filing, John is the beneficial owner of 2.7 million shares of T-Mobile. At that time, those shares had a pre-tax market value of $250 million. In November 2019 it was announced that Legere would step down as T-Mobile CEO. He was paid $27 million in salary and $100 million in severance when he stepped down. In 2020 John Legare’s total compensation topped $137.2 million as T-Mobile achieved several key milestones in its merger with Sprint.