Dollar General (DG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Todd J. Vasos, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.2M in 2025, up 279% from $2.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 432:1, on median employee pay of $18,876.

Filed
April 7, 2026
Annual meeting
May 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$8.2M+279% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
432:1median $18,876
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
Say-on-pay support
93.5%Votes cast in favor for 2024 program
CEO salary
$1,608,395Fiscal 2025
CFO signing bonus
$900,000Donny H. Lau
Employee population
185,811U.S. employees evaluated for pay ratio

How Vasos was paid

$8.2M 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.

Salary20%Non-equity incentive74%All other compensation7%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Todd J. VasosChief Executive Officer$8,163,197
Donny H. LauExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$7,566,340
Kelly M. DiltsFormer Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$6,125,873
Emily C. TaylorChief Operating Officer$8,141,819
Rhonda M. TaylorExecutive Vice President & General Counsel$7,605,595
Carman R. WenkoffExecutive Vice President & Chief Information Officer$7,518,258
Steven R. DeckardFormer Executive Vice President, Strategy & Development$7,689,359

What changed and why

  • $8.2MTodd J. Vasos received a total compensation of $8,163,197 for fiscal 2025, compared to $2,152,357 in the prior year.
  • $900KDonny H. Lau received a signing bonus of $900,000 upon joining as CFO in October 2025.
  • 50%Stock awards comprised PSUs and RSUs, with stock options replaced by RSUs for an annual equity mix of 50% PSUs and 50% RSUs.
  • Teamshare short-term cash incentive payouts were earned based on net sales, adjusted EBIT, and inventory metrics.
  • $18,876Excluding non-U.S. employees, the median compensated employee was a full-time store associate with annual total compensation of $18,876.

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.