Hans Vestberg compensation by year
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $807,497 | $1,235,385 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $7,500,069 | $16,600,082 | $12,000,076 | $13,300,074 | $14,500,057 | $14,500,057 | $18,000,042 | $18,000,033 | $25,000,035 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $1,255,500 | $2,752,250 | $4,125,000 | $3,637,500 | $3,825,000 | $3,262,500 | $4,087,500 | $3,862,500 | $3,750,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,534 |
| All other | $254,353 | $618,369 | $470,279 | $660,008 | $517,814 | $570,193 | $541,775 | $797,491 | $923,453 |
| Total | $9,817,419 | $22,206,086 | $18,095,355 | $19,097,582 | $20,342,871 | $19,832,750 | $24,129,317 | $24,160,024 | $31,175,022 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC DEF 14A filed April 6, 2026, accession 0001308179-26-000210, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC filed document, accession 0001308179-26-000210. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 6, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 496,920 | $20,239,552 | — |
| PSU | 299,480 | $12,197,820 | — |
| RSU | 195,801 | $7,974,975 | — |
| RSU | 107,860 | $4,393,138 | — |
| RSU | 60,721 | $2,473,166 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $0 | $44,894,072 | — | $44,894,072 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $0 | $20,744,318 | $0 | $20,744,318 |
| Retirement | — | $20,744,318 | — | $20,744,318 |
| Disability | — | $44,894,072 | — | — |
| Death | — | $44,894,072 | — | — |
| Change in control, no termination | — | $0 | — | $0 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Schulman | Chief Executive Officer | $34,311,016 |
| Hans Vestberg · this page | Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $31,175,022 |
| Sowmyanarayan Sampath | Former Executive Vice President and Group CEO – Verizon Consumer | $18,901,142 |
| Anthony Skiadas | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $16,008,226 |
| Kyle Malady | Executive Vice President and Group CEO Verizon Business | $12,762,860 |
| Vandana Venkatesh | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | $7,430,590 |
Board service
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS pays directors a $125,000 cash retainer and $210,000 in DSUs. As stated in VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS's FY2025 proxy.
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