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Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $413,595FY2023
- $405,111FY2024
- $389,488FY2025
CEO total pay was $389,488 in fiscal 2025, down from $405,111 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $100,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $0 · option awards $0
Full detail
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Abel | $22,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,500 | $22,017,500 |
| Vice Chairman-Non Insurance Operations | ||||||||
| Ajit Jain | 22,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,500 | 22,017,500 |
| Vice Chairman-Insurance Operations | ||||||||
| Marc Hamburg | 4,312,500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,500 | 4,330,000 |
| Senior Vice President/CFO | ||||||||
| Warren Buffett | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 289,488 | 389,488 |
| Chief Executive Officer/Chairman | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Abel | $22,017,500 | $21,017,250 | $20,016,500 | ↑ +1,000,250 |
| Ajit Jain | 22,017,500 | 21,017,250 | 20,016,500 | ↑ +1,000,250 |
| Marc Hamburg | 4,330,000 | 4,081,046 | 3,853,461 | ↑ +248,954 |
| Warren Buffett | 389,488 | 405,111 | 413,595 | ↓ −15,623 |
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
Berkshire's compensation program is distinct from most public companies, with a policy that neither the profitability of the company nor the market value of its stock are considered in the compensation of any executive officer. The company never intends to use Berkshire stock in compensating employees, and executive compensation is typically set based on subjective factors such as performance perception and changes in functional responsibility.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
No outstanding equity awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher C. DavisIndependent · Audit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Susan L. DeckerIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wallace R. WeitzIndependent · Audit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen B. BurkeIndependent · Governance, Compensation and Nominating | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas S. Murphy JrIndependent · Governance, Compensation and Nominating | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Howard G. BuffettNot independent | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Susan A. BuffettNot independent | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenneth I. ChenaultIndependent · Governance, Compensation and Nominating | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlotte GuymanIndependent · Governance, Compensation and Nominating (Chair) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meryl B. WitmerIndependent · Audit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $0 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | $900 |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $0 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $0 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Berkshire Hathaway as a peer
Companies that benchmark against BRK.A
2 companies name BRK.A as a compensation peer
Each company listed discloses BRK.A in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named BRK.A in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 2025 | Warren Buffett | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $389,488 |
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
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (17 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, Gregory Abel. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 22,017,500. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Ajit Jain. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 22,017,500. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Marc Hamburg. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 4,330,000. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Warren Buffett. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 389,488. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Christopher C. Davis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Susan L. Decker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Wallace R. Weitz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Stephen B. Burke. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Thomas S. Murphy Jr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Howard G. Buffett. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Susan A. Buffett. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Kenneth I. Chenault. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Charlotte Guyman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Meryl B. Witmer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 0 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 0, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Berkshire Hathaway Inc's own proxy. As printed: 389,488. View filing ↗