John Hess is Chief Executive Officer of Hess Corp (HES). The company reported total compensation of $18,036,267 for fiscal year 2024.
| Salary | $1,575,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $12,075,036 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $4,358,700 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $27,531 |
| Total | $18,036,267 |
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 Hess Corp filed April 4, 2025, accession 0001193125-25-073397.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,575,000 | $0 | $12,075,036 | $0 | $4,358,700 | $0 | $27,531 | $18,036,267 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | $0 | $6,900,071 | $4,599,998 | $3,723,800 | $0 | $26,334 | $16,750,203 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | $0 | $6,000,047 | $3,999,992 | $2,517,800 | $0 | $24,339 | $14,042,178 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Hess Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $15,418,097 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $2,618,171 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 75th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 8 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Hess Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Hess this page | Chief Executive Officer | $18,036,267 |
| Gregory Hill | Chief Operating Officer and President, Exploration & Production | $12,554,008 |
| John Rielly | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $7,033,560 |
| Timothy Goodell | Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | $6,161,841 |
| Barbara Lowery-Yilmaz | Senior Vice President and Chief Exploration Officer | $4,591,484 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2024, and what it reported for each. See the full Hess Corp compensation brief.
John Hess's compensation sits inside Hess Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.