Chevron (CVX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

M.K. Wirth, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $26.8M in fiscal 2025, down 18% from $32.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 175:1, on median employee pay of $152,970.

Filed
April 7, 2026
Annual meeting
May 27, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$26.8M-18% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
175:1median $152,970
CEO pay in equity
67%$17.9M in awards
Net Income
$12.3BDown 30% from 2024
Cash Returned to Stockholders
$27.1BRecord cash returned
Worldwide Production
3.7M boe/dRecord annual production
Say-on-Pay Support
94.0%Prior year support

How Wirth was paid

$26.8M in total for fiscal 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 awards50%Option awards16%Non-equity incentive13%Pension and deferred comp4%All other compensation9%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
M.K. WirthChairman and Chief Executive Officer$26,828,240
E.P. BonnerChief Financial Officer$7,526,063
M.A. NelsonVice Chairman$11,048,147
R.H. PateChief Legal Officer$9,106,849
R.C. NeffPresident, Upstream$9,227,166

What changed and why

  • $26.8MCEO total compensation decreased to $26,828,240 in fiscal 2025 from $32,716,940 in fiscal 2024.
  • $12.3BNet income declined 30% to $12.3 billion due to lower oil prices.
  • 3.7MWorldwide oil and gas production reached a record 3.7 million barrels per day.
  • $27.1BStockholders returned a record $27.1 billion in cash through dividends and repurchases.
  • 94.0%Chevron's 2025 Say-on-Pay proposal received 94.0% support from stockholders.

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.