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Hess Executive Compensation (FY24)

HES · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024

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Chief executive, fiscal 2024
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John Hess
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2025
What changed from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — John Hess: $16,750,203 → $18,036,267 (7.7% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 75.8% → 96.0% (20.2 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Hess' chief executive and what were they paid?
John Hess, Chief Executive Officer, received $18,036,267 in total compensation for fiscal 2024. Hess' total moved 7.7% higher from the $16,750,203 reported for fiscal 2023.
What was Hess' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in Hess' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names APA Corporation, ConocoPhillips Company, Coterra Energy Inc., Devon Energy Corporation and EOG Resources, Inc., among others.

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
John Hess
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gregory Hill
Chief Operating Officer and President, Exploration & Production
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
John Rielly
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Timothy Goodell
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Barbara Lowery-Yilmaz
Senior Vice President and Chief Exploration Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Hess
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gregory Hill
Chief Operating Officer and President, Exploration & Production
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
John Rielly
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Timothy Goodell
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Barbara Lowery-Yilmaz
Senior Vice President and Chief Exploration Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Hess
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gregory Hill
Chief Operating Officer and President, Exploration & Production
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
John Rielly
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Timothy Goodell
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Barbara Lowery-Yilmaz
Senior Vice President and Chief Exploration Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
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 2024
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Barbara Lowery-YilmazPSU———◇——◇
Goodell Timothy B.RSU◇——◇——◇
Gregory HillPSU———◇——◇
Hess John B.RSU◇——◇——◇
Hill Gregory P.RSU◇——◇——◇
John HessPSU———◇——◇
John RiellyPSU———◇——◇
Lowery-Yilmaz BarbaraRSU◇——◇——◇
Rielly John P.RSU◇——◇——◇
Timothy GoodellPSU———◇——◇
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.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2024
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James H. Quigley
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Karyn F. Ovelmen
◇◇———◇◇
Kevin O. Meyers
◇◇———◇◇
Terrence J. Checki
◇◇———◇◇
Lisa Glatch
◇◇———◇◇
William G. Schrader
◇◇———◇◇
Marc S. Lipschultz
◇◇———◇◇
Edith E. Holiday
◇◇———◇◇
Leonard S. Coleman
◇◇———◇◇
David McManus
◇◇———◇◇
Raymond J. McGuire
◇◇———◇◇
John B. Hess served on the board in fiscal 2024 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2024
  • APA Corporation APA
  • ConocoPhillips Company COP
  • Coterra Energy Inc. CTRA
  • Devon Energy Corporation DVN
  • EOG Resources, Inc. EOG
  • EQT Corporation EQT
  • Murphy Oil Corporation MUR
  • Occidental Petroleum Corporation OXY

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024May 14, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 15, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 17, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 2, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 3, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 5, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 6, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 7, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 4, 2016=◇◇◇
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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
216 figures on this page: 206 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
206 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-25-121673
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001193125-25-073397
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001193125-24-141717
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001193125-23-148149
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  5. 0001193125-22-162379
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  6. 0001193125-21-181328
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  7. 0001193125-20-162246
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  8. 0001193125-19-168286
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  9. 0001193125-18-189509
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  10. 0001193125-17-202523
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  11. 0001193125-16-585608
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Peers Hess discloses

The companies named in HES's own disclosed peer group.

APA CorporationConocoPhillips CompanyCoterra Energy Inc.Devon Energy CorporationEOG Resources, Inc.EQT CorporationMurphy Oil CorporationOccidental Petroleum Corporation

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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}
}
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