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PayPal Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

PYPL · San Jose, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Median of the other named officers
$13,032,004
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 19, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Alex Chriss: $6,658,527 → $25,243,486 (279.1% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 69:1 → 221:1 (220.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was PayPal Holdings' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 90.2% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 19, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in PayPal Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Adobe Inc., Airbnb Inc., American Express Company, Block, Inc. and Capital One Financial Corporation, among others.
What is PayPal Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 221:1, against median employee compensation of $114,331.

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
Daniel Schulman
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Peggy Alford
Executive Vice President, Global Sales
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Aaron Karczmer
Executive Vice President, Chief Enterprise Services Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jonathan Auerbach
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy, Growth and Data Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Gabrielle Rabinovitch
Acting Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Alex Chriss
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Schulman
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
John Kim
EVP, Chief Product Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Gabrielle Rabinovitch
Former Acting Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇———◇◇
Jamie Miller
EVP, Chief Financial and Operating Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Aaron Karczmer
Former EVP, Chief Enterprise Services Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Peggy Alford
Former EVP, Global Sales
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Michelle Gill
EVP, General Manager - Small Business & Financial Services Group
◇◇◇———◇◇
Blake Jorgensen
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Suzan Kereere
President, Global Markets
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Aaron Webster
EVP, Global Chief Risk Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Diego Scotti
EVP General Manager, Consumer Group
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Jamie Miller
EVP Chief Financial and Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Alex Chriss
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Alex Chriss
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Jamie Miller
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michelle Gill
Executive Vice President, General Manager, Small Business and Financial Services
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Diego Scotti
Executive Vice President, General Manager, Consumer Group
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Frank Keller
Executive Vice President, General Manager, Large Enterprise and Merchant Platform
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Suzan Kereere
President, Global Markets
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Alex ChrissRSU◇——◇——◇
Alex ChrissPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Diego ScottiRSU◇——◇——◇
Diego ScottiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Frank KellerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Frank KellerRSU◇——◇——◇
Jamie MillerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jamie MillerRSU◇——◇——◇
Michelle GillPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michelle GillRSU◇——◇——◇
Suzan KereereRSU◇——◇——◇
Suzan KereerePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Jamie MillerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michelle GillPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Suzan KereereRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Frank KellerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Diego ScottiPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Alex ChrissRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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.
Alex Chriss
Former President and Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Diego Scotti
Executive Vice President, General Manager, Consumer Group · Severance agreement · citing a 2026 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Frank Keller
Executive Vice President, General Manager, Large Enterprise and Merchant Platform · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Michelle Gill
Executive Vice President, General Manager, Small Business and Financial Services · Severance agreement · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Suzan Kereere
President, Global Markets · Severance agreement · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Enrique Lores
◇◇————◇
Joy Chik
◇◇————◇
David M. Moffett
◇◇————◇
Gail J. McGovern
◇◇————◇
David W. Dorman
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Carmine Di Sibio
◇◇————◇
Jonathan Christodoro
◇◇————◇
Frank D. Yeary
◇◇————◇
Ann M. Sarnoff
◇◇————◇
Debbie M. Messemer
◇◇————◇
Deirdre Stanley
◇◇————◇
Rodney C. Adkins
◇—————◇
Alex Chriss and Alyssa H. Henry 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◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director 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 Fully vested common stock.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual retainer ($400,000)

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
  • Airbnb Inc. ABNB
  • American Express Company AXP
  • Block, Inc. XYZ
  • Capital One Financial Corporation COF
  • Discover Financial Services DFS
  • Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. FIS
  • Fiserv Inc. FISV
  • Global Payments Inc. GPN
  • Intuit Inc. INTU
  • JP Morgan Chase & Co. JPM
  • Mastercard Incorporated MA
  • Netflix, Inc. NFLX
  • Oracle Corporation ORCL
  • Salesforce, Inc. CRM
  • ServiceNow, Inc. NOW
  • Shopify Inc. SHOP
  • U.S. Bancorp USB
  • Uber Technologies, Inc. UBER
  • Visa Inc. V

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 19, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 5, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 22, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 24, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 2, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 26, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 21, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 22, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 23, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 24, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 25, 2016=◇◇◇

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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347 figures on this page: 336 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
336 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001633917-26-000076
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-145721
    2025 Director Compensation · 2025 Director Compensation Table · 2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001633917-25-000105
  4. 0001193125-25-087307
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Tables
  5. 0001633917-24-000073
  6. 0001193125-24-090908
    2023 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Tables
  7. 0001633917-23-000099
  8. 0001193125-23-100559
    2022 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Tables · Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001193125-22-168382
  10. 0001193125-21-177058
  11. 0001633917-20-000121
  12. 0001633917-19-000134
  13. 0001633917-18-000115
  14. 0001633917-17-000090
  15. 0001633917-16-000169
  16. 0001633917-26-000024
    Employment Agreement
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Peers PayPal Holdings discloses

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

Adobe Inc.Airbnb Inc.American Express CompanyBlock, Inc.Capital One Financial CorporationDiscover Financial ServicesFidelity National Information Services, Inc.Fiserv Inc.Global Payments Inc.Intuit Inc.JP Morgan Chase & Co.Mastercard IncorporatedNetflix, Inc.Oracle CorporationSalesforce, Inc.ServiceNow, Inc.Shopify Inc.U.S. BancorpUber Technologies, Inc.Visa 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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