United Parcel Service (UPS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Carol Tomé, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $22.9M in 2025, down 5% from $24.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 345:1, on median employee pay of $66,268.

Filed
March 19, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$22.9M-5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
345:1median $66,268
CEO pay in equity
83%$18.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
84%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$22.9M2025 total compensation
CEO Prior Year Total
$24.1M2024 total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
84%Prior year approval
Shareowner Returns
$6.4BDividends and repurchases

How Tomé was paid

$22.9M 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.

Salary7%Stock awards77%Option awards6%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Carol ToméChief Executive Officer$22,878,788
Brian DykesChief Financial Officer$7,015,650
Nando CesaronePresident U.S. and UPS Airline$7,778,278
Kate GutmannPresident International, Healthcare and Supply Chain Solutions$8,350,636
Bala SubramanianChief Digital and Technology Officer$6,750,476

What changed and why

  • $22.9MCEO total compensation decreased to $22,878,788 in 2025 from $24,063,977 in 2024.
  • 84%Over 84% of votes cast approved named executive officer compensation at the previous annual meeting.
  • $6.4BUPS returned $6.4 billion to shareowners through dividends and share repurchases in 2025.
  • The company achieved the best on-time delivery of any carrier for the eighth consecutive 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.