Lumen Technologies (LUMN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Kate Johnson, President and CEO, was paid $24.9M in 2025, up 137% from $10.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 260:1, on median employee pay of $96,065.

Filed
April 6, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$24.9M+137% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
260:1median $96,065
CEO pay in equity
75%$18.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO At-Risk Compensation
93%Total target compensation at risk
STI Payout Percentage
136.4%Based on financial and qualitative metrics
Three-Year TSR Payout
88.5%Vested based on performance
Say-on-Pay Support
95%Support from shares voted

How Johnson was paid

$24.9M 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.

Salary5%Stock awards75%Non-equity incentive20%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Kate JohnsonPresident and CEO$24,936,641
Chris D. StansburyEVP and CFO$13,082,720
Mark HackerEVP, Chief Legal Officer & Public Sector$4,338,060
Ashley Haynes-GasparFormer EVP, Chief Revenue Officer$4,250,949
David WardFormer EVP, Chief Technology & Product Officer$6,247,310

What changed and why

  • $24.9MCEO total compensation was $24,936,641 in fiscal 2025 compared to $10,499,991 in the prior year.
  • 136.4%Short-term incentive plan paid out at 136.4% of target due to exceeding financial metrics.
  • 88.5%Performance-based restricted stock vested at 88.5% based on three-year relative TSR performance.
  • 95%Say-on-pay received support from 95% of votes cast at the previous annual meeting.
  • $13BPrivate connectivity fabric sales reached nearly $13 billion during the fiscal year.

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.