 At the end of 2014, Pascal was the only woman at Sony to earn over $1 million per annum, having earned US$3 million a year.Pascal's contract with Sony was scheduled to expire in March 2015.On February 5, 2015, Pascal announced she would step down in May 2015 Pascal stated during a "Women in the World" discussion on February 11, 2015, that she had been "fired" by Sony.