Berkshire Hathaway Inc Executive Compensation (FY25)
BRK-B · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Frequently asked questions
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Who is Berkshire Hathaway Inc's chief executive and what were they paid?
Warren Buffett was paid $389,488 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer/Chairman for fiscal 2025.
What was Berkshire Hathaway Inc's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 93.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 2, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory Abel Vice Chairman-Non Insurance Operations | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ajit Jain Vice Chairman-Insurance Operations | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Marc Hamburg Senior Vice President/CFO | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Warren Buffett Chief Executive Officer/Chairman | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory Abel Vice Chairman-Non Insurance Operations | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ajit Jain Vice Chairman-Insurance Operations | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Marc Hamburg Senior Vice President/CFO | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Warren Buffett Chief Executive Officer/Chairman | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ajit Jain Vice Chairman-Insurance Operations | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory Abel Vice Chairman-Non Insurance Operations | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Marc Hamburg Senior Vice President/CFO | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Warren Buffett Chief Executive Officer/Chairman | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Board meeting fee | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 2, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 6, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 2, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 6, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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54 figures on this page: 50 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
50 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-212148Proposal 2 – Advisory vote on executive compensation
- 0001193125-26-106253
- 0001193125-23-140854ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-20-133332ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-17-163993ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}