Payments & Financial Infrastructure
Mastercard Executive Compensation (FY25)
MA · Purchase, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 17, 2026
333 figures on this page: 324 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Michael Miebach was paid $35,422,518 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and Miebach's total was 17.7% higher than the $30,099,482 reported for fiscal 2024. For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 284:1, against median employee compensation of $124,650. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 16, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group names Accenture, Adobe, American Express, Block and Booking Holdings, among others.
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Michael Miebach: $30,099,482 → $35,422,518 (17.7% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 95.7% → 94.9% (0.8 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 250:1 → 284:1 (13.6% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Mastercard's chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Miebach was paid $35,422,518 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Miebach's total was 17.7% higher than the $30,099,482 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Mastercard's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 16, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Mastercard's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Accenture, Adobe, American Express, Block and Booking Holdings, among others.
What is Mastercard's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 284:1, against median employee compensation of $124,650.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Miebach President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sachin Mehra Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Craig Vosburg Chief Product Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Murphy Chief Administrative Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Froman Vice Chairman and President, Strategic Growth | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Miebach President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sachin Mehra Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Craig Vosburg Chief Services Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Murphy Vice Chair (formerly Chief Administrative Officer) | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Froman Former Vice Chairman & President, Strategic Growth Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Edward McLaughlin President and CTO, Mastercard Technology | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Miebach President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sachin Mehra Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Craig Vosburg Chief Services Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Murphy Chief Administrative Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Raj Seshadri Chief Commercial Payments Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Miebach President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sachin Mehra Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Craig Vosburg Chief Services Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Timothy Murphy Vice Chair (formerly Chief Administrative Officer) | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Edward McLaughlin President and CTO, Mastercard Technology | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Linda Kirkpatrick President, Americas | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Vosburg | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Craig Vosburg | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Craig Vosburg | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Edward McLaughlin | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Edward McLaughlin | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Edward McLaughlin | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Linda Kirkpatrick | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Linda Kirkpatrick | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Linda Kirkpatrick | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Michael Miebach | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael Miebach | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Michael Miebach | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Sachin Mehra | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Sachin Mehra | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sachin Mehra | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Timothy Murphy | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Timothy Murphy | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Timothy Murphy | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 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 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Vosburg | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Edward McLaughlin | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Sachin Mehra | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Timothy Murphy | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Linda Kirkpatrick | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Michael Miebach | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Julius Genachowski | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Youngme Moon | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Richard K. Davis | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gabrielle Sulzberger | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Choon Phong Goh | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Candido Bracher | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rima Qureshi | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lance Uggla | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Harit Talwar | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Oki Matsumoto | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Merit E. Janow and Michael Miebach served on the board in fiscal 2025 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 | ◇ |
| 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 Restricted Stock or DSUs.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Accenture ACN
- Adobe ADBE
- American Express AXP
- Block XYZ
- Booking Holdings BKNG
- Broadcom AVGO
- Discover Financial Services DFS
- Fiserv FISV
- IBM IBM
- Intuit INTU
- Microsoft MSFT
- Oracle ORCL
- PayPal Holdings PYPL
- S&P Global SPGI
- Salesforce CRM
- Visa V
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 16, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 24, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 18, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 27, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 21, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 22, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | June 16, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | June 25, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | June 26, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Mastercard disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Mastercard sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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333 figures on this page: 324 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
324 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001141391-26-000041Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001141391-26-0000212025 total director compensation · CEO Pay Ratio · Director compensation · Grants of plan-based awards in 2025 · and 3 more sections
- 0001141391-25-000154Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001141391-25-000078Summary Compensation Table
- 0001141391-24-000121Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001141391-24-000078Summary compensation table
- 0001141391-23-000094Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001141391-23-000070Summary compensation table
- 0001141391-22-000137Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001141391-21-000115Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001141391-20-000120Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001141391-19-000088Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001141391-18-000076Item 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
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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}
}