What they were paid
UNION PACIFIC Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $310,000 | $0 | $0 | $28,079 | $338,079 |
| FY2024 | $310,000 | $0 | $0 | $17,599 | $327,599 |
| FY2023 | $310,000 | $0 | $0 | $9,888 | $319,888 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: UNION PACIFIC CORP DEF 14A filed March 25, 2026, accession 0000100885-26-000098, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the UNION PACIFIC CORP filed document, accession 0000100885-26-000098. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 25, 2026.
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$338,079 Christopher J. Williams, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 25, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025UNION PACIFIC pays directors a $300,000 cash retainer and $175,000 in Stock Units (mandatory deferral of $175,000 of the $300,000 annual retainer into Stock Unit Account; remaining $125,000 payable in cash or elective deferral).
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themFinance · Safety & Service Quality
The rest of the UNION PACIFIC board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David B. Dillon | Independent Director | $338,079 |
| Deborah C. Hopkins | Independent Director | $323,079 |
| Doyle R. Simons | Independent Director | $319,746 |
| Jane H. Lute | Independent Director | $326,079 |
| John K. Tien, Jr | Independent Director | $313,079 |
| John P. Wiehoff | Independent Director | $313,079 |
| Michael R. McCarthy | Chair of the Board | $528,079 |
| Sheri H. Edison | Independent Director | $335,879 |
| Teresa M. Finley | Independent Director | $318,079 |
| V. James Vena | Director | — |
| W Anthony Will | Independent Director | — |
The full UNION PACIFIC compensation record
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