Companies GoHealth, Inc.
GoHealth (GOCO): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $5,141,874FY2023
- $6,262,772FY2024
- $13,757,255FY2025
CEO total pay was $13,757,255 in fiscal 2025, up from $6,262,772 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $969,231 · bonus $2,000,000 · stock awards $10,734,997 · option awards $0
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Kotte | $969,231 | $2,000,000 | $10,734,997 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $53,027 | $13,757,255 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Michael Hargis | 500,000 | 200,000 | 1,239,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253,562 | 2,192,562 |
| Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Brendan Shanahan | 500,000 | 200,000 | 1,239,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119,938 | 2,058,938 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Kotte | $13,757,255 | $6,262,772 | $5,141,874 | ↑ +7,494,483 |
| Michael Hargis | 2,192,562 | 2,456,224 | 2,200,219 | ↓ −263,662 |
| Brendan Shanahan | 2,058,938 | 2,054,816 | — | ↑ +4,122 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
Our executive compensation program is based on a pay for performance philosophy and is designed to balance the following objectives: Attract, engage, motivate, retain and appropriately reward executives for their contributions to our business, our customers, our partners and our stockholders; Closely align executive interests and rewards with the interests of our stockholders; Drive the achievement of the Company s purpose, mission, values and strategy; Provide competitive compensation compared to the external market
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | 100% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Pearl Meyer and Partners, LLC |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Shanahan | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | $1,239,000 |
| Vijay Kotte | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | 10,734,997 |
| Michael Hargis | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | 1,239,000 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Shanahan | $1,239,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Vijay Kotte | 10,734,997 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Michael Hargis | 1,239,000 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hargis | RSU | 16,667 | — | $35,834 |
| Vijay Kotte | Option | 27,778 | 14.1 | — |
| Vijay Kotte | Option | 47,222 | 11.85 | — |
| Vijay Kotte | RSU | 55,556 | — | 119,445 |
| Vijay Kotte | Option | 55,556 | 10.65 | — |
| Michael Hargis | RSU | 66,667 | — | 143,334 |
| Brendan Shanahan | RSU | 100,000 | — | 215,000 |
| Michael Hargis | RSU | 100,000 | — | 215,000 |
| Vijay Kotte | RSU | 111,112 | — | 238,891 |
| Vijay Kotte | RSU | 185,000 | — | 397,750 |
| Vijay Kotte | RSU | 218,551 | — | 469,885 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy R. PohlIndependent · Transformation · Partial-year service · Newly elected | $262,742 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $262,742 |
| William L. TransierIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Transformation · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 262,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262,742 |
| Alan J. CarrIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Transformation (Chair) · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 262,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262,742 |
| David FisherIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,000 |
| Clinton P. JonesIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,000 |
| Brandon M. CruzIndependent · Compensation (Chair) | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,000 |
| Mark WeinstenIndependent · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 135,484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135,484 |
| Karoline H. HiluIndependent · Departed during FY | 127,419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127,419 |
| Alexander E. TimmIndependent · Departed during FY | 127,419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127,419 |
| Alan WheatleyIndependent · Departed during FY | 127,419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127,419 |
| Jeremy W. GelberIndependent · Transformation · Departed during FY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bao TruongIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Transformation · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vijay KotteEmployee director | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Abhiraj ModiIndependent · Departed during FY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $150,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $150,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $1,755,967 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,755,967 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names GoHealth as a peer
Companies that benchmark against GOCO
5 companies name GOCO as a compensation peer
The list of companies that name GOCO as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GoHealth, Inc. | 2025 | Vijay Kotte | $969,231 | $10,734,997 | $0 | $0 | $13,757,255 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-06-18 | 17,026,293 | 992,227 | 26,801 | 94.49% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-12 | 17,612,402 | 359,087 | 3,130 | 98% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-05-23 | 16,604,620 | 73,103 | 4,985 | 99.56% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-06-18 | 94.49%a |
| 2024 | 2024-06-12 | 98%b |
| 2023 | 2023-05-23 | 99.56%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions have no effect on the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, the Say-on-Pay Vote or the approval of the amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2020 Incentive Award Plan.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions have no effect on the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP or the Say-on-Pay Vote.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions have no effect on the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP or the Say-on-Pay Vote.”.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
Insider trades since the proxy
Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.
| Insider | Role | Transaction date | Code | Shares | Price | Value | Security | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Kotte | Director | 2026-07-21 | D | 83,333 | $0 | $0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Vijay Kotte | Director | 2026-07-21 | D | 188,888 | 0 | 0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Vijay Kotte | Director | 2026-07-21 | D | 1,347,396 | — | — | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Brad Burd | Chief Legal Officer | 2026-07-21 | D | 48,726 | — | — | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Dividend-equivalent accruals | 2026-07-21 | — | 940 | — | — | 1 insider, 1 accrual row | ||
| Brad Burd | Chief Legal Officer | 2026-07-21 | D | 157,070 | — | — | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| CCP III Cayman GP Ltd. | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-07-21 | D | 4,179,850 | — | — | Common, indirect | Form 4 ↗ |
| CB Blizzard Holdings C, L.P. | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-07-21 | D | 5,386,178 | — | — | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| CB Blizzard Holdings C, L.P. | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-07-21 | D | 4,179,850 | — | — | Common, indirect | Form 4 ↗ |
| Vijay Kotte | Director | 2026-07-21 | D | 83,333 | 0 | 0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Brendan Shanahan | Chief Financial Officer | 2026-07-21 | D | 237,275 | — | — | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| CCP III Cayman GP Ltd. | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-07-21 | D | 5,386,178 | — | — | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.
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| Insider | Role | Transaction date | Code | Shares | Price | Value | Security | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Kotte | Director | 2026-07-21 | D | 83,333 | $0 | $0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Vijay Kotte | Director | 2026-07-21 | D | 188,888 | 0 | 0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Vijay Kotte | Director | 2026-07-21 | D | 1,347,396 | — | — | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Brad Burd | Chief Legal Officer | 2026-07-21 | D | 48,726 | — | — | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Brad Burd | Chief Legal Officer | 2026-07-21 | D | 940 | 0 | 0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Brad Burd | Chief Legal Officer | 2026-07-21 | D | 157,070 | — | — | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| CCP III Cayman GP Ltd. | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-07-21 | D | 4,179,850 | — | — | Common, indirect | Form 4 ↗ |
| CB Blizzard Holdings C, L.P. | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-07-21 | D | 5,386,178 | — | — | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| CB Blizzard Holdings C, L.P. | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-07-21 | D | 4,179,850 | — | — | Common, indirect | Form 4 ↗ |
| Vijay Kotte | Director | 2026-07-21 | D | 83,333 | 0 | 0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Brendan Shanahan | Chief Financial Officer | 2026-07-21 | D | 237,275 | — | — | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| CCP III Cayman GP Ltd. | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-07-21 | D | 5,386,178 | — | — | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
Sources (40 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Vijay Kotte. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “COMPENSATION TABLES” · page 25. As printed: 13,757,255. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Michael Hargis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “COMPENSATION TABLES” · page 25. As printed: 2,192,562. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Brendan Shanahan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “COMPENSATION TABLES” · page 25. As printed: 2,058,938. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Brendan Shanahan RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPENSATION TABLES” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Vijay Kotte RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPENSATION TABLES” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Michael Hargis RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPENSATION TABLES” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2026-03-31. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Timothy R. Pohl. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,742. View filing ↗
- Section 08, William L. Transier. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,742. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Alan J. Carr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,742. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David Fisher. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Clinton P. Jones. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Brandon M. Cruz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Mark Weinsten. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 135,484. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Karoline H. Hilu. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,419. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Alexander E. Timm. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,419. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Alan Wheatley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,419. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jeremy W. Gelber. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Bao Truong. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Vijay Kotte. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Abhiraj Modi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Vijay Kotte 2026-07-21. Form 4, filed 2026-07-23. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Vijay Kotte 2026-07-21. Form 4, filed 2026-07-23. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Vijay Kotte 2026-07-21. Form 4, filed 2026-07-23. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Brad Burd 2026-07-21. Form 4, filed 2026-07-23. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Brad Burd 2026-07-21. Form 4, filed 2026-07-23. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Brad Burd 2026-07-21. Form 4, filed 2026-07-23. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, CCP III Cayman GP Ltd. 2026-07-21. Form 4, filed 2026-08-17. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, CB Blizzard Holdings C, L.P. 2026-07-21. Form 4, filed 2026-08-17. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, CB Blizzard Holdings C, L.P. 2026-07-21. Form 4, filed 2026-08-17. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Vijay Kotte 2026-07-21. Form 4, filed 2026-07-23. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Brendan Shanahan 2026-07-21. Form 4, filed 2026-07-23. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, CCP III Cayman GP Ltd. 2026-07-21. Form 4, filed 2026-08-17. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-20. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.49% (votes for as printed: 17,026,293). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-14. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98% (votes for as printed: 17,612,402). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-05-26. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.56% (votes for as printed: 16,604,620). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 1,755,967 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 1,755,967, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- GoHealth, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in GoHealth, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,757,255. View filing ↗