Christopher Kempczinski is Chairman, President and CEO of MCDONALDS Corp. (MCD). The company reported total compensation of $20,574,525 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,550,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $8,000,215 |
| Option awards | $8,000,066 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,367,160 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $657,084 |
| Total | $20,574,525 |
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 MCDONALDS Corp. filed April 7, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-145548.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman, President and CEO | $1,550,000 | $0 | $8,000,215 | $8,000,066 | $2,367,160 | $0 | $657,084 | $20,574,525 |
| FY2024 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,529,167 | $0 | $7,500,146 | $7,500,052 | $854,670 | $0 | $811,228 | $18,195,263 |
| FY2023 | Chairman President and CEO | $1,417,500 | $0 | $6,500,181 | $6,500,043 | $4,027,620 | $0 | $709,657 | $19,155,001 |
| FY2022 | Chairman President and CEO | $1,368,833 | $0 | $5,750,227 | $5,750,012 | $4,240,878 | $0 | $660,564 | $17,770,514 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $963,506 | $0 | $4,750,129 | $4,750,011 | $0 | $0 | $383,386 | $10,847,032 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $963,506 | $0 | $4,750,129 | $4,750,011 | $0 | $0 | $383,386 | $10,847,032 |
| FY2019 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $867,500 | $0 | $1,250,129 | $1,250,022 | $1,707,478 | $0 | $154,026 | $5,229,155 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for MCDONALDS Corp..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $24,209,830 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-3,635,304 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 14th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 14 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group MCDONALDS Corp. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Kempczinski this page | Chairman, President and CEO | $20,574,525 |
| Ian Borden | Executive Vice President and Global CFO | $8,589,731 |
| Gillian McDonald | Executive Vice President, Global Chief Restaurant Experience Officer | $6,061,987 |
| Joseph Erlinger | President, McDonald’s USA | $5,726,650 |
| Manuel JM Steijaert | President, International Operated Markets | $4,978,365 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full MCDONALDS Corp. compensation brief.
Christopher Kempczinski's compensation sits inside MCDONALDS Corp.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.