Voya Financial (VOYA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Heather Lavallee, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $12.6M in 2025, up 30% from $9.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 155:1, on median employee pay of $81,005.

Filed
April 10, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$12.6M+30% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
155:1median $81,005
CEO pay in equity
55%$6.9M in awards
Pre-tax adjusted operating earnings
$1B+Enterprise-wide commercial performance
Excess capital returned
$375MShare repurchases and dividends
Combined assets under management
$1T+Exceeded for first time

How Lavallee was paid

$12.6M 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.

Salary8%Stock awards55%Non-equity incentive35%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Heather LavalleeChief Executive Officer$12,593,676
Michael KatzEVP, Chief Financial Officer$6,429,440
Jay KadusonCEO, Workplace Solutions$11,087,191
Matthew TomsCEO, Investment Management$7,087,025
Santhosh KeshavanEVP, Chief Technology and Operations Officer$4,596,095

What changed and why

  • $12.6MCEO total compensation increased to $12,593,676 in 2025 driven by higher stock awards and non-equity incentive payouts.
  • $1BVoya produced over $1 billion of pre-tax adjusted operating earnings and $775 million of excess capital.
  • $1TRetirement and Investment Management generated record net flows, pushing combined assets over $1 trillion.
  • $152MEmployee Benefits delivered pre-tax adjusted operating earnings of $152 million, up from $40 million in 2024.
  • The OneAmerica acquisition successfully integrated and delivered financial results exceeding earnings targets.

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.