Kevin McNamara is President and Chief Executive Officer of Chemed Corp (CHE). The company reported total compensation of $12,904,720 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,858,792 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $1,486,976 |
| Stock awards | $2,883,553 |
| Option awards | $5,036,021 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $88,175 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $1,551,203 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total | $12,904,720 |
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 Chemed Corp filed April 6, 2026, accession 0000019584-26-000005.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,858,792 | $1,486,976 | $2,883,553 | $5,036,021 | $88,175 | $1,551,203 | $0 | $12,904,720 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,098,077 | — | $5,999,987 | — | $2,741,063 | — | $56,546 | $12,625,106 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,048,077 | — | $5,999,977 | — | $2,437,500 | — | $56,546 | $9,542,100 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,305,992 | $3,065,892 | $2,168,162 | $4,021,813 | $54,566 | $0 | $1,341,998 | $11,958,423 |
| FY2019 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,217,317 | $2,409,428 | $1,702,215 | $3,411,139 | $0 | $48,969 | $1,230,782 | $10,019,850 |
| FY2018 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,149,908 | — | $1,676,824 | $2,014,815 | $2,705,855 | $22,299 | $1,208,936 | $8,778,637 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Chemed Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $8,430,982 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $4,473,739 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 99th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 16 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Chemed Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin McNamara this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $12,904,720 |
| Nicholas Westfall | Former Executive Vice President | $4,294,862 |
| Michael Witzeman | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Controller | $3,714,742 |
| Spencer Lee | Executive Vice President | $3,208,764 |
| Joel Wherley | President and Chief Executive Officer of Vitas | $3,049,989 |
| Brian Judkins | Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer | $2,658,997 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Chemed Corp compensation brief.
Kevin McNamara's compensation sits inside Chemed Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.