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ExxonMobil (XOM): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $36,919,898FY2023
- $44,052,537FY2024
- $32,998,628FY2025
CEO total pay was $32,998,628 in fiscal 2025, down from $44,052,537 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $2,058,000 · bonus $4,093,000 · stock awards $25,886,250 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Woods | $2,058,000 | $4,093,000 | $25,886,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $961,378 | $32,998,628 |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Neil Chapman | 1,316,000 | 2,697,000 | 13,552,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181,959 | 17,747,849 |
| Senior Vice President | ||||||||
| Jack Williams | 1,328,000 | 2,697,000 | 13,552,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107,439 | 17,685,329 |
| Senior Vice President | ||||||||
| Jon Gibbs | 849,500 | 2,393,000 | 11,827,140 | 0 | 0 | 2,095,214 | 73,418 | 17,238,272 |
| Senior President, ExxonMobil Global Operations | ||||||||
| Kathryn Mikells | 1,321,000 | 2,556,000 | 12,126,270 | 0 | 0 | 1,042,399 | 93,727 | 17,139,396 |
| Senior Vice President and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Woods | $32,998,628 | $44,052,537 | $36,919,898 | ↓ −11,053,909 |
| Neil Chapman | 17,747,849 | 25,694,707 | 21,915,442 | ↓ −7,946,858 |
| Jack Williams | 17,685,329 | 25,401,630 | 22,937,316 | ↓ −7,716,301 |
| Jon Gibbs | 17,238,272 | — | — | — |
| Kathryn Mikells | 17,139,396 | 18,912,431 | 18,047,556 | ↓ −1,773,035 |
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
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Pearl Meyer |
| Clawback policy | — |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Woods | RSU | 2025-11-25 | — | — | 225,000 | — | $25,886,250 |
| Kathryn Mikells | RSU | 2025-11-25 | — | — | 105,400 | — | 12,126,270 |
| Jon Gibbs | RSU | 2025-11-25 | — | — | 102,800 | — | 11,827,140 |
| Jack Williams | RSU | 2025-11-25 | — | — | 117,800 | — | 13,552,890 |
| Neil Chapman | RSU | 2025-11-25 | — | — | 117,800 | — | 13,552,890 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Woods | $25,886,250 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Kathryn Mikells | 12,126,270 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jon Gibbs | 11,827,140 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Jack Williams | 13,552,890 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Neil Chapman | 13,552,890 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Gibbs | RSU | 354,850 | — | $42,702,649 |
| Kathryn Mikells | RSU | 645,200 | — | 77,643,368 |
| Jack Williams | RSU | 880,050 | — | 105,905,217 |
| Neil Chapman | RSU | 894,600 | — | 107,656,164 |
| Darren Woods | RSU | 1,621,050 | — | 195,077,157 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory C. GarlandIndependent · Audit · Newly elected | $17,636 | $914,520 | $0 | $0 | $18 | $932,174 |
| Joseph L. HooleyIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Nominating and Governance (Chair) · Compensation · Executive | 160,000 | 269,850 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 429,959 |
| Lawrence W. KellnerIndependent · Environment, Safety and Public Policy (Chair) · Finance | 130,000 | 269,850 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 399,959 |
| Maria S. DreyfusIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | 130,000 | 269,850 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 399,959 |
| Michael J. AngelakisIndependent · Audit · Finance (Chair) · Executive | 130,000 | 269,850 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 399,959 |
| Angela F. BralyIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Environment, Safety and Public Policy | 130,000 | 269,850 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 399,959 |
| Kaisa H. HietalaIndependent · Audit · Environment, Safety and Public Policy | 110,000 | 269,850 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 379,959 |
| Jeffrey W. UbbenIndependent · Environment, Safety and Public Policy · Finance | 110,000 | 269,850 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 379,959 |
| Dina Powell McCormickIndependent · Finance · Nominating and Governance | 110,000 | 269,850 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 379,959 |
| Alexander A. KarsnerIndependent · Environment, Safety and Public Policy · Nominating and Governance | 110,000 | 269,850 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 379,959 |
| Steven A. KandarianIndependent · Compensation · Finance | 110,000 | 269,850 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 379,959 |
| John D. Harris IIIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 110,000 | 269,850 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 379,959 |
| Darren W. WoodsEmployee director · Executive | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $110,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $269,850 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 20,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $1,357,636 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $3,882,870 |
| All other compensation | $1,217 |
| Total cost of the board | $5,241,723 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names ExxonMobil as a peer
Companies that benchmark against XOM
9 companies name XOM as a compensation peer
- Archer-Daniels-Midland CoADMFY2025
- BOEING COBAFY2025
- CONOCOPHILLIPSCOPFY2025
- Elevance Health, Inc.ELVFY2025
- OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP /DE/OXYFY2025
- PROCTER & GAMBLE CoPGFY2026
- VALERO ENERGY CORP/TXVLOFY2025
Each company listed discloses XOM 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 XOM in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Peer reciprocity
The companies ExxonMobil Holdings Corp names as compensation peers that name it back in their own disclosed peer groups.
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 | IBM | 2025 | Arvind Krishna | $1,500,000 | $23,988,586 | $6,606,312 | $5,250,000 | $37,989,685 |
| 2 | Verizon | 2025 | Daniel Schulman | 375,000 | 32,774,795 | 0 | 937,500 | 34,311,016 |
| 3 | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | 2025 | Darren Woods | 2,058,000 | 25,886,250 | 0 | 0 | 32,998,628 |
| 4 | Johnson & Johnson | 2025 | Joaquin Duato | 1,600,000 | 15,028,948 | 5,927,995 | 4,298,700 | 32,758,111 |
| 5 | Pfizer | 2025 | Albert Bourla | 1,800,000 | 9,442,705 | 8,998,141 | 5,400,000 | 27,585,301 |
| 6 | Ford | 2025 | James Farley Jr. | 1,700,000 | 18,868,309 | 0 | 5,746,000 | 27,519,558 |
| 7 | Chevron | 2025 | Michael Wirth | 1,900,000 | 13,524,995 | 4,376,640 | 3,562,500 | 26,828,240 |
| 8 | RTX Corporation | 2025 | Christopher Calio | 1,525,000 | 10,875,391 | 6,753,909 | 0 | 24,846,826 |
| 9 | Boeing | 2025 | Robert Ortberg | 1,500,000 | 7,874,818 | 9,624,959 | 3,930,000 | 23,581,389 |
| 10 | Procter & Gamble | 2026 | Shailesh Jejurikar | 1,387,500 | 11,035,209 | 3,500,010 | 0 | 18,976,742 |
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.
Incentive design against the same peers
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | not disclosed | PSU 100 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer |
| Boeing | 131% | Options 55 · RSU 45 | No | FW Cook (Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.) |
| Chevron | 125% | PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Options 25 | Yes — Relative Total Stockholder Return (TSR) | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Ford | 130% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — rTSR (relative Total Shareholder Return) | Not explicitly named in CD&A |
| IBM | 150% | not disclosed | Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR) | Semler Brossy |
| Johnson & Johnson | not disclosed | not disclosed | Yes — Relative TSR | Semler Brossy Consulting Group |
| Pfizer | 150% | PSU 50 · MSU 50 | Yes — relative TSR as compared to the NYSE Arca Pharmaceutical Index (DRG Index or DRG) | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Procter & Gamble | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Option 25 | Yes — Relative TSR Multiplier | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| RTX Corporation | 164% | PSU 60 · Options 40 | Yes — TSR vs. Core A&D Peers | FW Cook |
| Verizon | 100% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | Yes — relative total shareholder return (TSR) position compared with the companies in the S&P 100 | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-27 | 2,906,869,914 | 222,967,504 | 27,391,137 | 92.88% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-05-28 | 2,691,098,068 | 233,901,788 | 16,806,488 | 92% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-05-29 | 2,431,692,553 | 203,869,281 | 20,408,253 | 92.26% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-05-31 | 2,420,413,653 | 252,837,657 | 21,259,179 | 90.54% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-05-25 | 2,359,659,298 | 232,188,848 | 29,593,623 | 91.04% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-05-26 | 2,467,959,717 | 326,696,514 | 47,433,958 | 88.31% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-27 | 92.88%a |
| 2025 | 2025-05-28 | 92%b |
| 2024 | 2024-05-29 | 92.26%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions count for quorum purposes but not for voting.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “• Other Proposals: Approval of the ratification of the appointment of independent auditors, the advisory vote to approve executive compensation, and any shareholder proposals require the favorable vote of a majority of votes cast.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “• Other Proposals: Approval of the ratification of the appointment of independent auditors, the advisory vote to approve executive compensation, and the shareholder proposals require the favorable vote of a majority of votes cast.”.
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) | 181 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $33,059,068 |
| Median employee compensation | $183,084 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (43 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, Darren Woods. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Executive Compensation Tables” · page 124. As printed: 32,998,628. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Neil Chapman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Executive Compensation Tables”. As printed: 17,747,849. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Jack Williams. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Executive Compensation Tables”. As printed: 17,685,329. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Jon Gibbs. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Executive Compensation Tables”. As printed: 17,238,272. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Kathryn Mikells. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Executive Compensation Tables”. As printed: 17,139,396. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Darren Woods RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Kathryn Mikells RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Jon Gibbs RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Jack Williams RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Neil Chapman RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE FOR” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 181 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Gregory C. Garland. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 932,174. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Joseph L. Hooley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 429,959. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Lawrence W. Kellner. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 399,959. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Maria S. Dreyfus. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 399,959. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Michael J. Angelakis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 399,959. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Angela F. Braly. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 399,959. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Kaisa H. Hietala. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 379,959. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jeffrey W. Ubben. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 379,959. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Dina Powell McCormick. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 379,959. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Alexander A. Karsner. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 379,959. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Steven A. Kandarian. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 379,959. View filing ↗
- Section 08, John D. Harris II. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 379,959. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Darren W. Woods. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-29. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.88% (votes for as printed: 2,906,869,914). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-30. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92% (votes for as printed: 2,691,098,068). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-31. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.26% (votes for as printed: 2,431,692,553). 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 1,357,636 + equity 3,882,870 + all other 1,217 = 5,241,723, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- IBM, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-10. CEO total compensation as printed in IBM's own proxy. As printed: 37,989,685. View filing ↗
- Verizon, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Verizon's own proxy. As printed: 34,311,016. View filing ↗
- ExxonMobil Holdings Corp (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. CEO total compensation as printed in ExxonMobil Holdings Corp's own proxy. As printed: 32,998,628. View filing ↗
- Johnson & Johnson, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Johnson & Johnson's own proxy. As printed: 32,758,111. View filing ↗
- Pfizer, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Pfizer's own proxy. As printed: 27,585,301. View filing ↗
- Ford, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Ford's own proxy. As printed: 27,519,558. View filing ↗
- Chevron, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. CEO total compensation as printed in Chevron's own proxy. As printed: 26,828,240. View filing ↗
- RTX Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-09. CEO total compensation as printed in RTX Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 24,846,826. View filing ↗
- Boeing, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Boeing's own proxy. As printed: 23,581,389. View filing ↗
- Procter & Gamble, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Procter & Gamble's own proxy. As printed: 18,976,742. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Chevron reciprocity. DEF 14A. Chevron names ExxonMobil Holdings Corp in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Boeing reciprocity. DEF 14A. Boeing names ExxonMobil Holdings Corp in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Procter & Gamble reciprocity. DEF 14A. Procter & Gamble names ExxonMobil Holdings Corp in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗