James Fish is Chief Executive Officer of Waste Management Inc (WM). The company reported total compensation of $19,048,786 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,486,538 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $12,406,478 |
| Option awards | $2,400,021 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,472,480 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | — |
| All other compensation | $283,269 |
| Total | $19,048,786 |
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 Waste Management Inc filed March 31, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-037381.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $17,231,235 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $1,817,551 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 54th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 24 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Waste Management Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| James Fish this page | Chief Executive Officer | $19,048,786 |
| John Morris | President and Chief Operating Officer | $7,238,306 |
| Tara Hemmer | Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer | $6,155,151 |
| Devina Rankin | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $5,076,093 |
| Rafael Carrasco | Senior Vice President Enterprise Strategy; President WM Healthcare Solutions | $4,046,614 |
| David Reed | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,968,840 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Waste Management Inc compensation brief.
James Fish's compensation sits inside Waste Management Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.