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Salesforce Executive Compensation (FY26)

CRM · San Francisco, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Marc Benioff
Median of the other named officers
$16,947,321
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 28, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Marc Benioff: $55,074,656 → $49,379,252 (10.3% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 308:1 → 296:1 (3.9% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Salesforce's chief executive and what were they paid?
Marc Benioff, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, received $49,379,252 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Compared with the $55,074,656 reported for fiscal 2025, Benioff's total was 10.3% lower.
What was Salesforce's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 80.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 28, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Salesforce's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Accenture plc, Adobe Inc., Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Block, Inc. and Broadcom Inc., among others.
What is Salesforce's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 296:1, against median employee compensation of $166,753.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marc Benioff
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Bret Taylor
Former Vice Chair of the Board and Co-CEO
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Amy Weaver
President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Srinivas Tallapragada
President and Chief Engineering Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Parker Harris
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder
◇—◇◇◇——◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marc Benioff
Chair of the Board and CEO
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Bret Taylor
Former Vice Chair of the Board and Co-CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Brian Millham
Former President and COO
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Amy Weaver
Former President and CFO
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Srinivas Tallapragada
President and Chief Engineering and Customer Success Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇— not reconciled
Parker Harris
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Slack
◇—◇◇◇——◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marc Benioff
Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Brian Millham
Former President and COO
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Sabastian Niles
President and Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Amy Weaver
President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Srinivas Tallapragada
President and Chief Engineering and Customer Success Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Parker Harris
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Slack
◇—◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marc Benioff
Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Brian Millham
Former President and COO
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Amy Weaver
Former President and CFO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Srinivas Tallapragada
President and Chief Engineering and Customer Success Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Parker Harris
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Slack
◇—◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marc Benioff
Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Robin Washington
President and Chief Operating and Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Srinivas Tallapragada
President and Chief Engineering and Customer Success Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Miguel Milano
President and Chief Revenue Officer
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
David Schmaier
President and Chief Strategy Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Parker Harris
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Slack
◇—◇◇◇——◇
Amy Weaver
Former President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
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.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Amy WeaverPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David SchmaierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David SchmaierRSU◇——◇——◇
David SchmaierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David SchmaierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David SchmaierPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David SchmaierPSU◇◇◇—◇◇◇
Marc BenioffPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Marc BenioffPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Marc BenioffPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Marc BenioffPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Marc BenioffPSU◇◇◇—◇◇◇
Miguel MilanoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Miguel MilanoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Miguel MilanoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Miguel MilanoRSU◇——◇——◇
Miguel MilanoPSU◇◇◇—◇◇◇
Parker HarrisPSU◇◇◇—◇◇◇
Parker HarrisPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Parker HarrisPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Parker HarrisPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Parker HarrisRSU◇——◇——◇
Robin WashingtonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robin WashingtonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Robin WashingtonRSU◇——◇——◇
Robin WashingtonRSU◇——◇——◇
Robin WashingtonPSU◇◇◇—◇◇◇
Srinivas TallapragadaRSU◇——◇——◇
Srinivas TallapragadaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Srinivas TallapragadaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Srinivas TallapragadaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Srinivas TallapragadaPSU◇◇◇—◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024, 2025 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
David SchmaierRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/22/2032
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/22/2029
RSU◇◇——
Miguel MilanoRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/22/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Marc BenioffRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇1/29/2031
Option◇—◇3/22/2031
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇6/22/2029
Option◇—◇3/22/2030
Option◇—◇3/22/2032
Parker HarrisRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/22/2032
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/22/2029
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Srinivas TallapragadaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/22/2032
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/22/2029
Robin WashingtonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/22/2032
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Amy Weaver
Former President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Marc Benioff
Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Parker Harris
Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Slack · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Srinivas Tallapragada
President and Chief Engineering and Customer Success Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Arnold Donald
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Sachin Mehra
◇◇————◇
John V. Roos
◇◇————◇
Neelie Kroes
◇◇————◇
Oscar Munoz
◇◇————◇
Maynard Webb
—◇————◇
Laura Alber
—◇————◇
Craig Conway
—◇————◇
Amy Chang
—◇————◇
David B. Kirk
—◇————◇
Marc Benioff, Mason Morfit, Parker Harris and Robin Washington served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Accenture plc ACN
  • Adobe Inc. ADBE
  • Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD
  • Block, Inc. XYZ
  • Broadcom Inc. AVGO
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO
  • Dell Technologies Inc. DELL
  • International Business Machines Corporation IBM
  • Intuit Inc. INTU
  • Microsoft Corporation MSFT
  • Oracle Corporation ORCL
  • Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW
  • PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL
  • QUALCOMM Incorporated QCOM
  • SAP SE SAP
  • ServiceNow, Inc. NOW
  • Workday, Inc. WDAY

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026May 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 5, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 27, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 8, 2023=◇◇◇
2022June 9, 2022=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
◇
Median employee compensation
◇
Chief executive total compensation
◇

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Documents cited

  1. 0001108524-26-000131
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001108524-26-000085
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation of Directors · Director Compensation for Fiscal 2026 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001108524-25-000033
  4. 0001108524-25-000009
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001108524-24-000014
  6. 0001193125-24-140549
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0001193125-23-122123
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001108524-23-000029
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001108524-22-000030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Accenture plcAdobe Inc.Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Block, Inc.Broadcom Inc.Cisco Systems, Inc.Dell Technologies Inc.International Business Machines CorporationIntuit Inc.Microsoft CorporationOracle CorporationPalo Alto Networks, Inc.PayPal Holdings, Inc.QUALCOMM IncorporatedServiceNow, Inc.Workday, Inc.

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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
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@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}
}
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