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Motorola Solutions Executive Compensation (FY25)

MSI · Chicago, IL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 20, 2026
391 figures on this page: 381 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Gregory Brown was paid $34,453,481 in total compensation as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025, and compared with the $30,853,387 reported for fiscal 2024, Brown's total was 11.7% higher. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 322:1, against median employee compensation of $106,940. The say-on-pay proposal drew 91.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 18, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group names Adobe Inc., Autodesk, Inc., Dover Corporation, Fortive Corporation and Illinois Tool Works Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Gregory Brown
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 18, 2026
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 — Gregory Brown: $30,853,387 → $34,453,481 (11.7% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 80.3% → 91.5% (11.2 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 318:1 → 322:1 (1.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Motorola Solutions' chief executive and what were they paid?
Gregory Brown was paid $34,453,481 in total compensation as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $30,853,387 reported for fiscal 2024, Brown's total was 11.7% higher.
What was Motorola Solutions' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 91.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 18, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Motorola Solutions' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Adobe Inc., Autodesk, Inc., Dover Corporation, Fortive Corporation and Illinois Tool Works Inc., among others.
What is Motorola Solutions' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 322:1, against median employee compensation of $106,940.

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
Gregory Brown
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Jason Winkler
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Mahesh Saptharishi
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Mark Moon
Executive Vice President, Sales and Product Management
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
John Van Siclen
Executive Vice President, Video Security and Access Control
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregory Brown
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
John Molloy
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jason Winkler
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Mahesh Saptharishi
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Rajan Naik
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Ventures
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregory Brown
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
John Molloy
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jason Winkler
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
Mahesh Saptharishi
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Rajan Naik
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Ventures
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gregory Brown
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
John Molloy
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Jason Winkler
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Mahesh Saptharishi
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Rajan Naik
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Ventures
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
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
Gregory Q. BrownPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gregory Q. BrownOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Gregory Q. BrownPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jason J. WinklerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jason J. WinklerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jason J. WinklerOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
John P. MolloyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John P. MolloyOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
John P. MolloyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mahesh SaptharishiOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Mahesh SaptharishiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mahesh SaptharishiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rajan S. NaikPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rajan S. NaikPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rajan S. NaikOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
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
Rajan NaikPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/13/2035
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/13/2025
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/14/2034
Mahesh SaptharishiRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/13/2035
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/14/2034
Option◇—◇3/9/2033
Jason WinklerRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/13/2025
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/13/2025
Option◇—◇11/11/2024
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
John MolloyOption◇—◇11/11/2024
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/14/2024
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/14/2024
Gregory BrownPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/9/2033
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇3/13/2035
Option◇—◇3/14/2034
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
Kenneth D. Denman
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Nicole Anasenes
◇◇———◇◇
Joseph M. Tucci
◇◇———◇◇
Elizabeth D. Mann
◇◇———◇◇
Dr. Ayanna M. Howard
◇◇———◇◇
Gregory K. Mondre
—◇———◇◇
Mark E. Lashier
—◇———◇◇
Judy C. Lewent
◇————◇◇
Clayton M. Jones
◇————◇◇
Gregory Q. Brown 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◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as deferred stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer ($550,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Adobe Inc. ADBE
  • Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
  • Dover Corporation DOV
  • Fortive Corporation FTV
  • Illinois Tool Works Inc. ITW
  • Intuit Inc. INTU
  • L3Harris Technologies, Inc. LHX
  • Parker-Hannifin Corporation PH
  • Rockwell Automation, Inc. ROK
  • Roper Technologies, Inc. ROP
  • ServiceNow, Inc. NOW
  • Trimble Inc. TRMB

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 18, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 15, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 14, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 19, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 17, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 18, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 11, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 13, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 14, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 15, 2017=◇◇◇

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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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
391 figures on this page: 381 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
381 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-232694
  2. 0001193125-26-139004
    2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN 2025 · HOW WE DETERMINE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 2025 FISCAL YEAR-END
  3. 000119312526139004
    CEO Pay Ratio
  4. 0001193125-25-122455
  5. 0001193125-25-064714
    2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  6. 0001193125-24-141186
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001193125-24-079648
    2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  8. 0001193125-23-149339
  9. 0001193125-23-084527
    Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0001193125-22-156157
  11. 0001193125-21-167759
  12. 0001193125-20-141640
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-19-148154
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-18-166592
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001193125-17-173496
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Motorola Solutions discloses

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

Adobe Inc.Autodesk, Inc.Intuit Inc.ServiceNow, Inc.

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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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