Jason Wells is Chair of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer of CenterPoint Energy Inc (CNP). The company reported total compensation of $12,092,341 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,226,923 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $7,625,023 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,583,750 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $656,645 |
| Total | $12,092,341 |
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 CenterPoint Energy Inc filed March 4, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-023457.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chair of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer | $1,226,923 | $0 | $7,625,023 | $0 | $2,583,750 | $0 | $656,645 | $12,092,341 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,140,846 | $0 | $5,749,999 | $0 | $1,796,875 | $0 | $543,446 | $9,231,166 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $969,039 | $0 | $3,919,966 | $0 | $1,972,250 | $0 | $220,210 | $7,081,465 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for CenterPoint Energy Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $13,544,033 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,451,692 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 33rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 18 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group CenterPoint Energy Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Wells this page | Chair of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer | $12,092,341 |
| Jesus Soto Jr. | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | $9,129,272 |
| Monica Karuturi | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | $4,145,655 |
| Christopher Foster | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $4,079,624 |
| Jason Ryan | Executive Vice President, Regulatory Services & Government Affairs | $2,623,510 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full CenterPoint Energy Inc compensation brief.
Jason Wells's compensation sits inside CenterPoint Energy Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.