CEO total pay
$34,311,016
Daniel Schulman* · 2025
Say on pay
Not disclosed
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CEO pay ratio
Item 402(u)248 to 1
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Compensation committee
Committee ReportCompensation Committee
Per the latest proxy
Filings indexed: 2 · 2026 · 2025
Executive pay
What did they pay them?
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| Executive | Role | TotalYoY | Pay mix | Salary | Stock | Cash incentive | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Schulman*2025 compensation | Chief Executive Officer | $34,311,016 | 98% at-risk | $375,000 | $32,774,795 | $937,500 | $223,721 |
Hans Vestberg*2025 compensation | Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $31,175,022 | 92% at-risk | $1,500,000 | $25,000,035 | $3,750,000 | $923,453 |
Sowmyanarayan Sampath**2025 compensation | Former Executive Vice President and Group CEO – Verizon Consumer | $18,901,142 | 92% at-risk | $1,200,000 | $15,000,015 | $2,400,000 | $299,850 |
Kyle Malady2025 compensation | Executive Vice President and Group CEO – Verizon Business | $12,762,860↑ 4% | 89% at-risk | $1,100,000 | $9,750,061 | $1,650,000 | $257,531 |
Anthony Skiadas2025 compensation | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $16,008,226↑ 42% | 92% at-risk | $1,100,000 | $13,000,067 | $1,650,000 | $256,860 |
Vandana Venkatesh2025 compensation | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | $7,430,590↑ 15% | 86% at-risk | $900,000 | $5,000,068 | $1,350,000 | $176,257 |
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Governance
Policy guardrails
hedging
prohibited
“40 Anti-hedging policy Our anti-hedging policy prohibits Directors and executives who receive equity-based incentive awards from entering into transactions designed to hedge or offset any decrease in the market value of …”
pledging
In addition, none of the named executive officers has engaged in any pledging transaction with respect to shares of Verizon’s stock.
“In addition, none of the named executive officers has engaged in any pledging transaction with respect to shares of Verizon’s stock.”
clawback
present
“clawback policy”
stock ownership guidelines
present
“Stock ownership guidelines”
change in control
Severance and change in control benefits
“Severance and change in control benefits”
compensation consultant
independent
“Independent compensation consultant”
compensation committee
Compensation Committee
“Compensation Committee report”
Performance markers
Metric facts
revenue
$32.2 billion
“Target: $83.9 billion Adjusted operating income Adjusted operating income is a measure that reflects operating profitability because it indicates how much profit we generate after subtracting operating expenses, includin…”
operating income
$32.2 billion
“and creating high-quality growth. It also includes revenue from our fixed wireless access product, which is an important and strategic growth driver. The Committee viewed this measure as an important indicator of Verizon…”
ceo pay ratio
248 to 1
“of our CEO to the median of the annual total compensation of all of our employees (excluding the CEO). We determined that the annualized total compensation of Mr. Schulman was $38,264,880, the median of the 2025 annual t…”
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