Jonathan Witter compensation by year
SLM Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $657,692 | $950,000 | $1,076,923 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 |
| Stock awards | $8,824,635 | $2,223,345 | $5,373,654 | $5,789,457 | $7,602,499 | $8,444,994 |
| Option awards | $0 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $1,623,930 | $1,809,750 | $1,320,000 | $2,475,000 | $3,052,500 | $1,672,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 |
| All other | $0 | $63,967 | $38,559 | $35,028 | $49,849 | $44,739 |
| Total | $11,106,257 | $7,047,062 | $7,809,136 | $9,399,485 | $11,804,848 | $11,261,733 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: SLM Corp DEF 14A filed April 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-182200, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the SLM Corp filed document, accession 0001193125-26-182200. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 27, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 863,812 | $23,374,753 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in SLM Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
SLM’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Witter · this page | Chief Executive Officer | $11,261,733 |
| Peter Graham | Co-President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,349,647 |
| Kerri Palmer | Co-President and Head of Financial Services and President of Sallie Mae Bank | $2,871,656 |
| Donna Vieira | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | $2,660,225 |
| Nicolas Jafarieh | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal, Government Affairs, and Communications Officer | $2,633,532 |
Board service
SLM board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: SLM pays directors a $70,000 cash retainer and $165,000 in equity. As stated in SLM's FY2025 proxy.
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