Claude Elkins compensation by year
NORFOLK SOUTHERN Summary Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Component | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $600,000 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $675,000 |
| Bonus | — | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,355,255 | $1,501,230 | $1,500,242 | $2,399,989 |
| Option awards | $989,152 | $499,744 | $500,202 | $599,957 |
| Non-equity incentive | $400,019 | $0 | $749,250 | $1,199,813 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $100,980 | $1,284,444 | $375,636 | $2,009,988 |
| All other | $305,334 | $74,217 | $36,472 | $31,246 |
| Total | $3,750,740 | $3,959,635 | $3,761,802 | $6,915,992 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP DEF 14A filed March 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-127620, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP filed document, accession 0001193125-26-127620. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 27, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 14,240 | $4,111,373 | — |
| RSU | 9,105 | $2,628,796 | — |
| Option | 3,220 | — | $241.18 |
| Option | 3,050 | — | $270.98 |
| Option | 3,590 | — | $298.08 |
| Option | 4,710 | — | $236.85 |
| Option | 6,870 | — | $257.26 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
NORFOLK SOUTHERN’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Mark George | President & Chief Executive Officer | $16,245,050 |
| Claude Elkins · this page | Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer | $6,915,992 |
| John Orr | Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | $5,604,601 |
| Jason Zampi | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $4,865,704 |
| Anil Bhatt | Executive Vice President & Chief Information & Digital Officer | $4,382,284 |
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