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Meta Platforms Executive Compensation (FY25)

META · Menlo Park, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 16, 2026
200 figures on this page: 199 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Mark Zuckerberg, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, came to $25,125,904 in fiscal 2025, and Zuckerberg's total moved 7.7% lower from the $27,219,874 reported for fiscal 2024. The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 65:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $388,200. The say-on-pay proposal drew 89.5% support at the meeting held May 28, 2025 for fiscal 2024. Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Apple Inc., AT&T and Cisco Systems, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Mark Zuckerberg
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 28, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Mark Zuckerberg: $27,219,874 → $25,125,904 (7.7% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Meta Platforms' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Mark Zuckerberg, Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, came to $25,125,904 in fiscal 2025. Zuckerberg's total moved 7.7% lower from the $27,219,874 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Meta Platforms' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 89.5% support at the meeting held May 28, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in Meta Platforms' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com, Inc., Apple Inc., AT&T and Cisco Systems, Inc., among others.
What is Meta Platforms' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 65:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $388,200.

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
Mark Zuckerberg
Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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Christopher Cox
Chief Product Officer (CPO)
◇◇◇———◇◇
Javier Olivan
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
◇◇◇———◇◇
Andrew Bosworth
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
◇◇◇———◇◇
Susan Li
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Javier Olivan
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Mark Zuckerberg
Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
Christopher Cox
Chief Product Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Andrew Bosworth
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Susan Li
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Zuckerberg
Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
Javier Olivan
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Susan Li
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Christopher Cox
Chief Product Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Andrew Bosworth
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Zuckerberg
Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
Javier Olivan
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Andrew Bosworth
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Christopher Cox
Chief Product Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Susan Li
Chief Financial 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 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Andrew BosworthRSU◇——◇——◇
Christopher K. CoxRSU◇——◇——◇
Javier OlivanRSU◇——◇——◇
Susan LiRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Javier OlivanRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Christopher CoxRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Susan LiRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Andrew BosworthRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Charles Songhurst
◇◇————◇
John Elkann
◇◇————◇
Dana White
◇◇————◇
Dina Powell McCormick
◇◇————◇
Patrick Collison
◇◇————◇
Peggy Alford
◇◇———◇◇
Robert M. Kimmitt
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Nancy Killefer
◇◇————◇
Hock E. Tan
◇◇————◇
Tracey T. Travis
◇◇————◇
John Arnold
◇◇————◇
Tony Xu
◇◇————◇
Andrew W. Houston
◇◇————◇
Marc L. Andreessen
◇◇————◇
Mark Zuckerberg 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇
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 2025
  • Alphabet Inc. GOOGL
  • Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN
  • Apple Inc. AAPL
  • AT&T T
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO
  • Comcast Corporation CMCSA
  • Microsoft Corporation MSFT
  • Netflix, Inc. NFLX
  • NVIDIA Corporation NVDA
  • Oracle ORCL
  • PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL
  • Salesforce, Inc. CRM
  • The Walt Disney Company DIS
  • Uber Technologies, Inc. UBER
  • Verizon Communications VZ
  • Visa V

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024May 28, 2025=◇◇◇

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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200 figures on this page: 199 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints.
199 cited to the filing
1 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-025532
    2025 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · 2025 OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT YEAR-END TABLE · 2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · CEO PAY RATIO · and 2 more sections
  2. 0001326801-25-000090
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  3. 0001326801-25-000040
    2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  4. 0001326801-24-000034
    2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Peers Meta Platforms discloses

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

Alphabet Inc.Amazon.com, Inc.Apple Inc.Cisco Systems, Inc.Microsoft CorporationNVIDIA CorporationOraclePayPal Holdings, Inc.Salesforce, Inc.The Walt Disney CompanyVisa

Terms on this page

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Cite this data
APA
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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