Biogen (BIIB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Christopher A. Viehbacher, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $23.6M in 2025, down 2% from $24.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 113:1, on median employee pay of $208,335.

Filed
April 28, 2026
Annual meeting
June 9, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$23.6M-2% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
113:1median $208,335
CEO pay in equity
78%$18.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
68%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
150%Percentage of base salary
Growth Product Revenue Growth
19%Year-over-year increase

How Viehbacher was paid

$23.6M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary7%Stock awards78%Non-equity incentive13%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Christopher A. ViehbacherPresident and Chief Executive Officer$23,646,004
Robin C. KramerExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$5,806,584
Susan H. AlexanderExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer$8,132,517
Priya A. SinghalHead of Development$7,571,387
Nicole C. MurphyHead of Pharmaceutical Operations and Technology$7,575,505
Michael R. McDonnellFormer Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$270,850

What changed and why

  • $23.6MChristopher A. Viehbacher earned total compensation of $23,646,004 for 2025.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was estimated at 113 to 1.
  • $3.3BGrowth product revenue increased 19% year-over-year to $3.3 billion in 2025.
  • 67.7%Say on pay received 67.7% support at the prior annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.