Mastercard (MA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael Miebach, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $35.4M in 2025, up 18% from $30.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 284:1, on median employee pay of $124,650.

Filed
April 27, 2026
Annual meeting
April 27, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$35.4M+18% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
284:1median $124,650
CEO pay in equity
72%$25.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
96%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$3,500,000Established under SEAICP
Annual Incentive Payout Score
145%Corporate score for 2025 funding
2023 PSU Payout Rate
131.8%Based on three-year performance period
Say-on-Pay Support
96%Votes cast in favor in 2025

How Miebach was paid

$35.4M 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.

Salary4%Stock awards58%Option awards14%Non-equity incentive22%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael MiebachPresident and Chief Executive Officer$35,422,518
Sachin MehraChief Financial Officer$13,695,455
Craig VosburgChief Services Officer$12,285,713
Timothy MurphyVice Chair (formerly Chief Administrative Officer)$10,383,854
Edward McLaughlinPresident and CTO, Mastercard Technology$8,286,137
Linda KirkpatrickPresident, Americas$8,208,354

What changed and why

  • $35.4MCEO total compensation increased to $35,422,518 in 2025 from $30,099,482 in 2024.
  • 145%The corporate score for funding the 2025 annual incentive was 145% of target.
  • 131.8%The payout rate for 2023 performance stock units was 131.8% of target.
  • 96%Stockholders approved the say-on-pay proposal with 96% support in 2025.

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.