John Waldron compensation by year
Goldman Sachs Summary Compensation Table · all 8 fiscal years held| Component | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $1,587,500 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 |
| Bonus | $6,812,625 | $9,060,000 | $6,660,000 | $12,460,000 | $8,660,000 | $11,260,000 | $11,568,000 | $13,808,000 |
| Stock awards | $8,236,810 | $11,082,050 | $12,970,318 | $20,879,205 | $18,127,364 | $12,626,934 | $16,506,948 | $101,177,384 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $1,840 | $1,259 | $0 | $0 | $492 | $0 | $404 |
| All other | $177,922 | $265,912 | $278,153 | $319,593 | $343,897 | $355,563 | $1,046,600 | $1,299,886 |
| Total | $16,814,857 | $22,259,802 | $21,759,730 | $35,508,798 | $28,981,261 | $26,092,989 | $30,971,548 | $118,135,674 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. DEF 14A filed March 20, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-117433, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-117433. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 20, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 230,116 | $202,271,964 | — |
| RSU | 130,508 | $114,716,532 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
6 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 20, 2026)current to 2026-11-10 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | Exercise or conversion | — | 73,265 | — | 191,801 |
| 2026-10-23 | Tax withholding | — | 40,516 | $891.30 | 151,285 |
| 2026-10-23 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 73,265 | — | 0 |
| 2026-04-28 | Exercise or conversion | — | 27,446 | — | 133,714 |
| 2026-04-28 | Tax withholding | — | 15,178 | $937.81 | 118,536 |
| 2026-04-28 | Exercise or conversion derivative | — | 27,446 | — | 0 |
The 6 most recent of 6 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Goldman Sachs discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | — | $56,951,778 | $424,419 | — |
| Involuntary for cause | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Death | — | $182,559,922 | $424,419 | — |
| Disability | — | $182,559,922 | $424,419 | — |
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | — | $182,559,922 | $424,419 | — |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Goldman Sachs’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| David Solomon | Chairman and CEO | $118,891,684 |
| John Waldron · this page | President and COO | $118,135,674 |
| Denis Coleman | CFO | $26,564,925 |
| Kathryn Ruemmler | CLO and General Counsel | $22,288,701 |
| John Rogers | Executive Vice President | $16,721,240 |
Board service
Goldman Sachs board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Goldman Sachs pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $350,000 in equity. As stated in Goldman Sachs's FY2025 proxy.
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