John Stankey is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Inc. (T). The company reported total compensation of $29,906,872 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $2,400,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $19,500,012 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $6,272,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $1,496,923 |
| All other compensation | $237,937 |
| Total | $29,906,872 |
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 AT&T Inc. filed March 23, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-119888.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $2,400,000 | $0 | $19,500,012 | $0 | $6,272,000 | $1,496,923 | $237,937 | $29,906,872 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $2,400,000 | $0 | $16,499,998 | $0 | $5,992,000 | $1,205,340 | $313,507 | $26,410,845 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $2,400,000 | $0 | $16,500,000 | $0 | $6,440,000 | $750,966 | $359,191 | $26,450,157 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer | $2,400,000 | $0 | $13,499,988 | $0 | $5,320,000 | $1,264,319 | $431,219 | $22,915,526 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer | $2,400,000 | $0 | $13,420,341 | $0 | $6,888,000 | $1,468,869 | $643,669 | $24,820,879 |
| FY2020 | Chief Executive Officer | $2,050,000 | $0 | $13,499,999 | $0 | $3,250,000 | $1,411,950 | $808,968 | $21,020,917 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for AT&T Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $34,729,715 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-4,822,842 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 44th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 16 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group AT&T Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Stankey this page | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $29,906,872 |
| Jeffery McElfresh | Chief Operating Officer | $15,941,739 |
| Pascal Desroches | Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $13,680,151 |
| David McAtee | Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel | $12,368,023 |
| Lori Lee | Global Marketing Officer and Senior Executive Vice President-International | $8,877,344 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full AT&T Inc. compensation brief.
John Stankey's compensation sits inside AT&T Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.