Anthropic spent $2.75 million guarding Dario Amodei last year—more than 4 times his salary, but a fraction of Mark Zuckerberg’s security bill

Anthropic spent $2.75 million protecting cofounder and chief executive Dario Amodei during 2025, according to the artificial intelligence company's newly public IPO filing.

The disclosed amount was more than four times Amodei's reported base salary of $654,167. The figure places executive protection among the notable costs identified in the filing as Anthropic prepares for its public-market process.

Security spending outpaced CEO base pay

Amodei's base salary was a small fraction of the company's reported security expenditure for the year. The comparison does not indicate that the protection spending was paid directly to Amodei as compensation; it reflects the amount Anthropic spent to protect him.

The filing provides the reported figures but does not give further detail in the available information about the specific security arrangements, the number of personnel involved or the factors behind the expense.

What the filing shows

Anthropic's disclosure highlights the significant financial commitment associated with protecting its top executive. It also offers a direct comparison between the company's spending on Amodei's security and his stated base salary.

The $2.75 million figure is substantially below the security bill referenced for Mark Zuckerberg in the source material, although no amount for that comparison is provided here. Anthropic's filing remains the basis for the 2025 spending figure and salary information.

Bottom line

Anthropic reported $2.75 million in CEO protection costs for 2025—more than four times Dario Amodei's $654,167 base salary. The filing discloses the scale of the expense without providing additional details about its composition or future direction.