Brian Cornell is Chair & Former Chief Executive Officer of Target Corp (TGT). The company reported total compensation of $21,830,088 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,400,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $462,000 |
| Stock awards | $18,555,280 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $787,920 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $624,888 |
| Total | $21,830,088 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Target Corp filed April 27, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-027508.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chair & Former Chief Executive Officer | $1,400,000 | $462,000 | $18,555,280 | $0 | $787,920 | $0 | $624,888 | $21,830,088 |
| FY2024 | Chair & Chief Executive Officer | $1,400,000 | $785,400 | $16,087,492 | $0 | $1,538,320 | $0 | $596,391 | $20,407,603 |
| FY2023 | Chair & Chief Executive Officer | $1,400,000 | $831,600 | $14,720,515 | $0 | $1,782,200 | $0 | $469,038 | $19,203,353 |
| FY2022 | Chair & Chief Executive Officer | $1,400,000 | $693,000 | $14,476,318 | $0 | $450,240 | $0 | $645,338 | $17,664,896 |
| FY2021 | Chair & Chief Executive Officer | $1,400,000 | $1,201,200 | $13,749,937 | — | $2,795,240 | $0 | $612,389 | $19,758,766 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Target Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $21,581,889 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $248,199 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 51st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 37 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Target Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Cornell this page | Chair & Former Chief Executive Officer | $21,830,088 |
| Michael Fiddelke | Former EVP & Chief Operating Officer and current Chief Executive Officer | $9,598,071 |
| Jim Lee | EVP & Chief Financial Officer | $6,434,500 |
| Richard Gomez | Former EVP & Chief Commercial Officer | $6,185,713 |
| Amy Tu | Former EVP & Chief Legal & Compliance Officer | $5,820,110 |
| Melissa Kremer | EVP & Chief HR Officer | $5,402,931 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Target Corp compensation brief.
Brian Cornell's compensation sits inside Target Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.