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Employees The Linux Foundation Linus Torvalds

Linus Torvalds

Key employee

Fellow at The Linux Foundation

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$1,613,976
2024

Total compensation

Linus Torvalds has been listed as an employee of The Linux Foundation in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Linus Torvalds has decreased by 3.5% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$1,613,976
+1.3%
Fellow
2024
$525k org
40 hrs/wk
$1.1M other
--
$1,593,904
-8.7%
Fellow
2023
$523k org
40 hrs/wk
$1.1M other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Linus Torvalds to:

2024

Other employees at The Linux Foundation

James Zemlin
Executive Director
$1,403,184
$952,166 from orgNo related comp$451,018 other
Jason Storment
Executive Director, Finops Foundation
$880,712
$801,592 from orgNo related comp$79,120 other
Arpit Joshipura
General Manager, Networking and Orchestration
$837,795
$754,166 from orgNo related comp$83,629 other
Gabriele Columbro
Executive Director, Finos
$729,406
$657,175 from orgNo related comp$72,231 other
Todd Moore
Senior Vice President of Program Operations
$724,933
$655,960 from orgNo related comp$68,973 other
Chris Aniszczyk
Vice President Strategic and Developer
$716,083
$651,592 from orgNo related comp$64,491 other
Stephanie Wigle Haddow
Chief Financial Officer
$699,335
$626,592 from orgNo related comp$72,743 other
Angela Brown
Senior Vice President, GM of Events
$666,265
$601,982 from orgNo related comp$64,283 other
Priyanka Sharma
GM, CNCF
$635,411
$562,668 from orgNo related comp$72,743 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 The Linux Foundation 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 The Linux Foundation 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The Linux Foundation 990 published

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