How Levien was paid
$8.9M 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.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Stock | Incentive | Pension | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.G. SulzbergerChairman and Publisher, The New York Times | $694,423 | $3,606,566 | $1,271,333 | $5,314 | $106,050 | $5,683,686 |
| Meredith Kopit LevienPresident and Chief Executive Officer | $995,577 | $5,848,379 | $1,822,118 | $7,389 | $188,899 | $8,862,362 |
| William BardeenExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $514,616 | $1,364,604 | $763,161 | $10,219 | $72,819 | $2,725,419 |
| Diane BraytonExecutive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | $588,870 | $1,436,215 | $654,662 | $16,457 | $77,990 | $2,774,194 |
| Jacqueline WelchExecutive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | $527,019 | $633,513 | $532,140 | $766 | $62,370 | $1,755,808 |
What changed and why
- $8.9MChief executive officer total compensation increased to $8,862,362 in 2025 from $7,821,993 in 2024.
- 88%Approximately 88 percent of the chief executive officer target compensation is variable.
- Annual incentive payouts depend on pre-established financial performance metrics and targets.
- Long-term equity awards use cumulative adjusted operating profit, digital subscription revenue, and relative total stockholder return.
- The chief executive officer to median employee pay ratio was determined to be 49 to 1.
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.