General Motors (GM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Mary T. Barra, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $29.9M in 2025, up 1% from $29.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 333:1, on median employee pay of $89,785.

Filed
April 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$29.9M+1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
333:1median $89,785
CEO pay in equity
72%$21.6M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$29.9MUp from $29.5M in prior year
CEO STIP Payout
$4,956,000Based on 118% performance achievement
CEO Salary
$2,100,000Unchanged from prior year
Median Employee Pay
$89,785Used for 2025 pay ratio
CEO Pay Ratio
333:1Ratio to median employee

How Barra was paid

$29.9M 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 awards72%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Mary T. BarraChair and Chief Executive Officer$29,895,868
Paul A. JacobsonExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$13,839,977
Mark L. ReussPresident$19,307,990
Sterling J. AndersonExecutive Vice President, Global Product and Chief Product Officer$40,278,963
Rory V. HarveyExecutive Vice President and President, Global Markets$9,799,095

What changed and why

  • $29.9MMary T. Barra received total compensation of $29,895,868 in fiscal 2025, representing a slight increase from $29,496,637 in fiscal 2024.
  • 118%GM achieved 118% of target Company performance in the short-term incentive plan based on above-target EBIT-adjusted and free cash flow.
  • 162%The 2023-2025 PSU awards paid out at 162% of target due to outperformance on relative total shareholder return.
  • No stock options were granted to named executive officers in fiscal 2025.
  • $89,785The ratio of the CEO to median employee total compensation was estimated at 333 to 1 based on median employee pay of $89,785.

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.