blackstone inc bx ceo stephen schwarzman earned 11 billion in 2021 as one of the highest or potentially the highest paid executive on wall street the wall street journal reported tuesday citing regulatory filings the newspaper said schwarzman took in 9416 million in dividends based on his 19 stake in blackstone he also earned 1603 million in compensation which includes profits based on investment performance and a base salary of 350000 schwarzman 75 cofounded the firm in 1985 and continues to work as ceo but president jonathan gray runs the company on a daytoday basis blackstone shares are down 15 so far in 2022 compared to a dip of 82 by the sp 500