Microchip Technology (MCHP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Steve Sanghi, Chair of the Board, CEO and President, was paid $40.5M in 2026, up 89% from $21.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 698:1, on median employee pay of $58,020.

Filed
July 6, 2026
Annual meeting
August 18, 2026
Pay year
2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$40.5M+89% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
698:1median $58,020
CEO pay in equity
95%$38.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
46%of votes cast
CEO performance-based equity
60%Of quarterly evergreen RSU grants
Permanent CEO award
$28.2MVests beginning May 15, 2028
Interim CEO award
$20.9MTime-based award
Non-GAAP operating income
$1,238.2MFiscal 2026

How Sanghi was paid

$40.5M in total for 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary2%Bonus0%Stock awards95%Non-equity incentive3%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Steve SanghiChair of the Board, CEO and President$40,501,951
Richard J. SimoncicChief Operating Officer$3,961,335
J. Eric BjornholtSenior Corporate VP and CFO$2,648,044
Mathew B. BunkerSenior Corporate VP, Operations$2,098,639
Joseph R. Krawczyk IISenior Corporate VP, Worldwide Client Engagement$1,783,988

What changed and why

  • $40.5M$40.5M CEO total compensation increased from $21.4M in fiscal 2025, primarily due to equity awards.
  • 60%60% of the CEO’s quarterly evergreen RSU grants are performance-based.
  • $28.2M$28.2M of permanent CEO appointment awards vest over three years beginning May 15, 2028.
  • $20.9M$20.9M interim CEO award was entirely time-based and vests quarterly through February 15, 2028.
  • 45.65%45.65% of votes supported say-on-pay at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • $1,238.2MNon-GAAP operating income reached $1,238.2 million in fiscal 2026.

Other Microchip Technology proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    Steve Sanghi paid $21.4M (+464% on the year), pay ratio 457:1.

    Filed Jul 07, 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.