Bradford Smith compensation by year
MICROSOFT Summary Compensation Table · all 12 fiscal years held| Component | FY2015 | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $650,000 | $704,167 | $785,833 | $800,000 | $850,000 | $860,000 | $943,333 | $993,333 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Bonus | $1,300,000 | $1,972,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $4,833,835 | $5,915,948 | $6,193,370 | $9,033,868 | $13,045,437 | $12,402,137 | $15,098,855 | $18,753,465 | $14,524,413 | $18,684,175 | $23,734,545 | $28,465,658 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | — | $3,241,543 | $3,566,700 | $3,366,148 | $3,294,445 | $4,303,958 | $3,551,664 | $2,378,500 | $3,642,750 | $3,421,000 | $3,488,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $16,847 | $18,497 | $98,989 | $111,055 | $111,412 | $111,131 | $109,750 | $110,277 | $212,777 | $112,868 | $111,750 | $115,755 |
| Total | $6,800,682 | $8,610,612 | $10,319,735 | $13,511,623 | $17,372,997 | $16,667,713 | $20,455,896 | $23,408,739 | $18,115,690 | $23,439,793 | $28,267,295 | $33,069,413 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: MICROSOFT CORP DEF 14A filed October 21, 2025, accession 0001193125-25-245150, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the MICROSOFT CORP filed document, accession 0001193125-25-245150. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed October 21, 2025.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2026 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 46,746 | $17,437,193 | — |
| RSU | 27,688 | $10,328,178 | — |
| RSU | 26,151 | $9,754,846 | — |
| PSU | 26,151 | $9,754,846 | — |
| RSU | 14,609 | $5,449,449 | — |
| RSU | 8,868 | $3,307,941 | — |
| RSU | 3,706 | $1,382,412 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in MICROSOFT CORP's FY2026 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
11 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed October 21, 2025)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | Grant or award | — | 29,077 | $0.00 | 473,793.29 |
| 2026-09-09 | Gift | — | 14,000 | $0.00 | 444,716.29 |
| 2026-08-31 | Tax withholding | — | 17,036.1 | $513.53 | 458,716.29 |
| 2026-08-31 | Grant or award | — | 27,688 | $0.00 | 475,695.23 |
| 2026-03-02 | Tax withholding | — | 3,589.53 | $392.74 | 448,007.23 |
| 2025-11-06 | Gift | — | 10,000 | $0.00 | 451,596.76 |
| 2025-11-03 | Sale | — | 8,089 | $519.21 | 461,596.76 |
| 2025-11-03 | Sale | — | 30,411 | $518.49 | 469,685.76 |
The 8 most recent of 11 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
MICROSOFT’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Satya Nadella | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $96,496,790 |
| Amy Hood | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $29,481,551 |
| Bradford Smith · this page | Vice Chair and President | $28,267,295 |
| Judson Althoff | Executive Vice President and CEO Microsoft Commercial | $28,198,734 |
| Takeshi Numoto | Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer | $11,876,630 |
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