D.G. Macpherson is Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer of W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW). The company reported total compensation of $11,609,508 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,176,370 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $8,451,819 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,653,075 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $328,244 |
| Total | $11,609,508 |
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 W.W. Grainger, Inc. filed March 10, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-025575.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $12,308,746 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-699,238 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 32nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 19 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group W.W. Grainger, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| D.G. Macpherson this page | Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer | $11,609,508 |
| Melanie Tinto | Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer | $4,954,341 |
| Deidra Merriwether | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $4,189,459 |
| Paige Robbins | Senior Vice President & President Grainger Business Unit | $3,717,454 |
| Nancy Berardinelli-Krantz | Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer | $2,934,749 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full W.W. Grainger, Inc. compensation brief.
D.G. Macpherson's compensation sits inside W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.