Ernie Herrman is Chief Executive Officer and President of The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX). The company reported total compensation of $26,603,537 for fiscal year 2026.
| Salary | $1,700,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $14,300,173 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $8,386,100 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $1,557,824 |
| All other compensation | $659,440 |
| Total | $26,603,537 |
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 The TJX Companies, Inc. filed April 30, 2026, accession 0000109198-26-000015.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,700,000 | $0 | $14,300,173 | $0 | $8,386,100 | $1,557,824 | $659,440 | $26,603,537 |
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,700,002 | $0 | $12,600,163 | $0 | $6,947,907 | $1,593,081 | $641,375 | $23,482,528 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,732,695 | $0 | $10,900,088 | $0 | $7,950,096 | $993,435 | $646,455 | $22,222,769 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,700,002 | $0 | $10,900,034 | $0 | $7,508,796 | $0 | $416,536 | $20,525,368 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,600,001 | — | $21,754,956 | — | $7,537,124 | $305,528 | $604,391 | $31,802,000 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,489,232 | $0 | $7,862,971 | $0 | $3,014,278 | $1,909,764 | $265,492 | $14,541,737 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for The TJX Companies, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $21,581,889 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $5,021,648 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 76th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group The TJX Companies, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ernie Herrman this page | Chief Executive Officer and President | $26,603,537 |
| Carol Meyrowitz | Executive Chairman | $13,371,631 |
| Kenneth Canestrari | SEVP, Group President | $8,147,168 |
| Douglas Mizzi | SEVP, Group President | $8,068,565 |
| John Klinger | SEVP, Chief Financial Officer | $6,962,372 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2026, and what it reported for each. See the full The TJX Companies, Inc. compensation brief.
Ernie Herrman's compensation sits inside The TJX Companies, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.