Elizabeth McDonald is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of SM Energy Co (SM). The company reported total compensation of $4,475,172 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $576,369 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $875,000 |
| Stock awards | $2,299,995 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $536,024 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $187,784 |
| Total | $4,475,172 |
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 SM Energy Co filed April 8, 2026, accession 0000893538-26-000048.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $576,369 | $875,000 | $2,299,995 | $0 | $536,024 | $0 | $187,784 | $4,475,172 |
| FY2024 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $161,539 | $875,000 | $2,300,009 | $0 | $211,615 | $0 | $11,631 | $3,559,794 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for SM Energy Co.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $8,385,769 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-3,910,597 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 7 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group SM Energy Co discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Vogel | Former President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $7,878,612 |
| Elizabeth McDonald this page | President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | $4,475,172 |
| A. Wade Pursell | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,860,019 |
| James Lebeck | Executive Vice President - Chief Corporate Development Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $2,554,852 |
| Kenneth Knott | Advisor, Former Senior Vice President - Business Development and Land | $1,742,002 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full SM Energy Co compensation brief.
Elizabeth McDonald's compensation sits inside SM Energy Co's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.