Marc Swanson is Chief Executive Officer of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (SEAS). The company reported total compensation of $4,891,868 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $450,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $33,750 |
| Stock awards | $4,134,963 |
| Option awards | $265,044 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $8,111 |
| Total | $4,891,868 |
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 SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. filed April 30, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-197833.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $450,000 | $33,750 | $4,134,963 | $265,044 | $0 | $0 | $8,111 | $4,891,868 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $450,000 | $0 | $337,496 | $274,559 | $7,965 | $0 | $8,011 | $1,078,031 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $450,000 | $37,969 | $337,451 | $270,746 | $2,632 | $0 | $7,733 | $1,106,531 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $11,986,201 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-7,094,333 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 10th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 10 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Swanson this page | Chief Executive Officer | $4,891,868 |
| Byron Surrett | Chief Parks Operations Officer - Non-Florida Parks | $1,595,179 |
| Christopher Finazzo | Chief Commercial Officer | $1,585,479 |
| Kyle Miller | Chief Parks Operations Officer - Florida Parks | $1,354,580 |
| James Forrester Jr. | Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $910,445 |
| James Mikolaichik | Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $350,857 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. compensation brief.
Marc Swanson's compensation sits inside SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.