US Bancorp (USB) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Gunjan Kedia, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $16.7M in 2025, up 64% from $10.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 178:1, on median employee pay of $95,307.

Filed
March 10, 2026
Annual meeting
April 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$16.7M+64% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
178:1median $95,307
CEO pay in equity
69%$11.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
91%of votes cast
CEO Stock Awards
$11.5MGranted in fiscal 2025
CEO Salary
$1,141,667Reflects promotion timing
Say on Pay Support
90.9%Prior year support

How Kedia was paid

$16.7M 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 awards69%Non-equity incentive19%Pension and deferred comp3%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Gunjan KediaChief Executive Officer and President$16,674,515
Andrew CecereExecutive Chairman and former Chief Executive Officer$19,054,648
John C. SternVice Chair and Chief Financial Officer$5,766,025
Jodi L. RichardVice Chair and Chief Risk Officer$10,004,282
Stephen L. PhilipsonVice Chair, Head of Wealth, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking$6,093,143
Elcio R.T. BarcelosSenior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer$5,038,162
Terrance R. DolanFormer Vice Chair and Chief Administration Officer$5,965,140

What changed and why

  • $16.7MGunjan Kedia became Chief Executive Officer in April 2025, increasing her total compensation to $16,674,515.
  • $19.1MAndrew Cecere transitioned to Executive Chairman with total compensation of $19,054,648 for fiscal year 2025.
  • 105.4%Annual cash incentive payouts for named executive officers ranged from 105.4% to 117.7% of target amounts.
  • 90.9%Shareholders demonstrated strong support with 90.9% voting in favor of the say-on-pay proposal at the 2025 annual meeting.

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.