PayPal Holdings (PYPL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Alex Chriss, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $25.2M in 2025, up 279% from $6.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 221:1, on median employee pay of $114,331.

Filed
April 7, 2026
Annual meeting
May 19, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$25.2M+279% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
221:1median $114,331
CEO pay in equity
93%$23.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
90%of votes cast
Total Payment Volume
$1.79TIncreased 7% year-over-year
Net Revenues
$33.2BIncreased 4% year-over-year
Free Cash Flow
$6.4BAdjusted free cash flow

How Chriss was paid

$25.2M 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 awards93%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Alex ChrissFormer President and Chief Executive Officer$25,243,486
Jamie MillerEVP, Chief Financial and Operating Officer$14,034,200
Michelle GillEVP, General Manager, Small Business and Financial Services$13,032,004
Frank KellerEVP, General Manager, Large Enterprise and Merchant Platform$13,032,004
Suzan KereerePresident, Global Markets$13,032,004
Diego ScottiEVP, General Manager, Consumer Group$13,032,004

What changed and why

  • $25.2MFormer CEO Alex Chriss received total compensation of $25,243,486 in 2025 compared to $6,658,527 in 2024.
  • Enrique Lores was appointed President and CEO effective March 1, 2026, succeeding Alex Chriss.
  • 90%Stockholders expressed broad support for our executive compensation program, delivering 90% approval at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • Total compensation included significant equity awards consisting of performance-based restricted stock units and service-based restricted stock units.

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.