VICI Properties (VICI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Edward B. Pitoniak, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $14M in 2025, up 9% from $12.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 30:1, on median employee pay of $468,119.

Filed
March 16, 2026
Annual meeting
April 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$14M+9% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
30:1median $468,119
CEO pay in equity
61%$8.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$14,008,5852025 total compensation
CEO Base Salary
$1,000,000Unchanged from prior year
CEO STIP Payout
$4,500,000Non-equity incentive plan compensation
Pay Ratio
30:1CEO to median employee

How Pitoniak was paid

$14M 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 awards61%Non-equity incentive32%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Edward B. PitoniakChief Executive Officer$14,007,585
John W.R. PaynePresident and Chief Operating Officer$6,833,271
David A. KieskeExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$5,502,763
Samantha S. GallagherExecutive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$4,739,881

What changed and why

  • $14MChief Executive Officer total compensation increased to $14,007,585 in 2025 from $12,800,745 in 2024.
  • $4.5MShort-term incentive plan awards for the Chief Executive Officer were paid at $4,500,000 for 2025 performance.
  • $3.1MLong-term incentive awards granted to the Chief Executive Officer included $3,100,000 in time-based awards and $5,379,307 in performance-based restricted stock units.
  • 95%The company maintained consistently strong annual say-on-pay approval exceeding 95% support from stockholders.
  • $468KThe median employee annual total compensation was calculated at $468,119 resulting in a CEO to median employee pay ratio of 30 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.