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Qualcomm Executive Compensation (FY25)

QCOM · San Diego, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): March 19, 2026
384 figures on this page: 376 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Cristiano Amon, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $29,701,097 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Amon's total was 14.5% higher than the $25,931,574 reported for fiscal 2024. For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 292:1, against median employee compensation of $101,639. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 91.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held March 17, 2026. The disclosed peer group includes Accenture plc, Adobe Inc., Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., AMD and Analog Devices, Inc., among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Cristiano Amon
Median of the other named officers
$9,703,234
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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March 17, 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 — Cristiano Amon: $25,931,574 → $29,701,097 (14.5% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 89.5% → 91.8% (2.3 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 261:1 → 292:1 (11.9% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Qualcomm's chief executive and what were they paid?
Cristiano Amon, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $29,701,097 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Amon's total was 14.5% higher than the $25,931,574 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Qualcomm's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 91.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held March 17, 2026.
Which companies are in Qualcomm's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Accenture plc, Adobe Inc., Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., AMD and Analog Devices, Inc., among others.
What is Qualcomm's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 292:1, against median employee compensation of $101,639.

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
Ann Chaplin
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Cristiano Amon
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
James Thompson
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Akash Palkhiwala
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Cristiano Amon
President & Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Akash Palkhiwala
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Alexander Rogers
President, Qualcomm Technology Licensing & Global Affairs
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ann Chaplin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Cristiano Amon
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Akash Palkhiwala
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Alexander Rogers
President, Qualcomm Technology Licensing and Global Affairs
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ann Chaplin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Cristiano Amon
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Akash Palkhiwala
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Thompson
Former Chief Technology Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Alexander Rogers
Executive Vice President and President, Qualcomm Technology Licensing and Global Affairs
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Baaziz Achour
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ann Chaplin
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Akash PalkhiwalaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Akash PalkhiwalaRSU◇——◇——◇
Akash PalkhiwalaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Alexander RogersPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Alexander RogersPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Alexander RogersRSU◇——◇——◇
Ann ChaplinRSU◇——◇——◇
Ann ChaplinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Ann ChaplinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Baaziz AchourRSU◇——◇——◇
Baaziz AchourPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Baaziz AchourPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Baaziz AchourPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Baaziz AchourPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Baaziz AchourRSU◇——◇——◇
Cristiano AmonRSU◇——◇——◇
Cristiano AmonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Cristiano AmonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James ThompsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James ThompsonRSU◇——◇——◇
James ThompsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Baaziz AchourPSU◇◇——
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Ann ChaplinRSU◇◇——
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Cristiano AmonRSU◇◇——
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James ThompsonRSU◇◇——
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Akash PalkhiwalaPSU◇◇——
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PSU◇◇——
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Alexander RogersPSU◇◇——
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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
Mark D. McLaughlin
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Marie Myers
◇◇————◇
Irene B. Rosenfeld
◇◇———◇◇
Jeffrey W. Henderson
◇◇————◇
Jean-Pascal Tricoire
◇◇————◇
Ann M. Livermore
◇◇————◇
Sylvia Acevedo
◇◇———◇◇
Jamie S. Miller
◇◇————◇
Mark Fields
◇◇————◇
Jeremy (Zico) Kolter
◇◇————◇
Cristiano R. Amon 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Committee meeting fee◇
Equity is delivered as deferred stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual retainer for Board service

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Accenture plc ACN
  • Adobe Inc. ADBE
  • Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD
  • AMD symbol not shown
  • Analog Devices, Inc. ADI
  • Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT
  • Broadcom Inc. AVGO
  • Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO
  • IBM Corporation IBM
  • Intel Corporation INTC
  • Intuit Inc. INTU
  • Lam Research Corporation LRCX
  • Micron Technology, Inc. MU
  • Netflix, Inc. NFLX
  • NVIDIA Corporation NVDA
  • NXP Semiconductors N.V. NXPI
  • Oracle Corporation ORCL
  • PayPal Holdings, Inc. PYPL
  • Salesforce, Inc. CRM
  • T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS
  • Texas Instruments Incorporated TXN
  • Visa Inc. V

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025March 17, 2026=◇◇◇
2024March 18, 2025=◇◇◇
2023March 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2022March 8, 2023=◇◇◇
2021March 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2020March 10, 2021=◇◇◇
2019March 10, 2020=◇◇◇
2018March 12, 2019=◇◇◇

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

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384 figures on this page: 376 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
376 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000804328-26-000041
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-005781
    CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Fiscal 2025 Director Compensation (1) · Fiscal 2025 Summary Compensation Table (1)(2) · and 3 more sections
  3. 0000804328-25-000018
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001104659-25-005602
    Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table (1)
  5. 0000804328-24-000020
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001104659-24-004813
    Fiscal 2023 Summary Compensation Table (1)
  7. 0000804328-23-000014
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-23-005003
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001728949-22-000016
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001628280-21-004741
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001728949-20-000015
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001728949-19-000016
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Qualcomm discloses

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

Adobe Inc.Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Analog Devices, Inc.Applied Materials, Inc.Broadcom Inc.Cisco Systems, Inc.IBM CorporationIntel CorporationIntuit Inc.Lam Research CorporationMicron Technology, Inc.NVIDIA CorporationNXP Semiconductors N.V.Oracle CorporationPayPal Holdings, Inc.Salesforce, Inc.Texas Instruments IncorporatedVisa Inc.

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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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