Goldman Sachs Group (GS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David Solomon, Chairman and CEO, was paid $118.9M in 2025, up 280% from $31.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 740:1, on median employee pay of $160,667.

Filed
March 20, 2026
Annual meeting
April 29, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$118.9M+280% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
740:1median $160,667
CEO pay in equity
89%$105.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
66%of votes cast
Solomon retention RSUs
$80,000,099Granted in January 2025
Waldron retention RSUs
$80,000,099Granted in January 2025
PSU performance metrics
Absolute and relative ROEUsed for annual PSUs
Carried interest distributions
$0No distributions in 2025

How Solomon was paid

$118.9M 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.

Salary2%Bonus9%Stock awards89%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David SolomonChairman and CEO$118,891,684
John WaldronPresident and COO$118,135,674
Denis ColemanCFO$26,564,925
Kathryn RuemmlerCLO and General Counsel$22,288,701
John RogersExecutive Vice President$16,721,240

What changed and why

  • $118.9M$118.9M Solomon’s 2025 total compensation increased from $31.3M in 2024, primarily due to equity awards.
  • $80.0M$80.0M Solomon and Waldron each received January 2025 retention RSUs.
  • 66%66% of votes supported say on pay at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
  • 2024 Year-End PSUs use absolute and relative return on equity performance metrics.
  • 100%100% equity-based retention RSUs were intended to support talent retention and succession planning.
  • No distributions were made under the Carried Interest Program in 2025.

About this page

The figures were read out of the DEF 14A proxy statement on EDGAR by a language model and every number was then checked against the filing text; a figure that could not be found there is left out rather than shown. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the filing for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.

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