Michael Skipworth is President and Chief Executive Officer of Wingstop Inc. (WING). The company reported total compensation of $35,288,595 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $959,231 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $32,590,697 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,708,800 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $29,867 |
| Total | $35,288,595 |
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 Wingstop Inc. filed April 2, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-140360.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $959,231 | $0 | $32,590,697 | $0 | $1,708,800 | $0 | $29,867 | $35,288,595 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $789,808 | $0 | $6,628,077 | $0 | $1,800,000 | $0 | $33,771 | $9,251,656 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $740,000 | $0 | $4,425,150 | $0 | $1,650,000 | $0 | $30,565 | $6,845,715 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $670,193 | $0 | $1,827,766 | $194,829 | $1,400,000 | $0 | $24,275 | $4,117,063 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $523,077 | $0 | $1,200,095 | $164,641 | $711,563 | $0 | $12,112 | $2,611,488 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Wingstop Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $8,442,953 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $26,845,642 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 99th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 15 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Wingstop Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Skipworth this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $35,288,595 |
| Alex Kaleida | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $2,563,832 |
| Rajneesh Kapoor | Senior Vice President, President of International | $2,161,423 |
| Marisa Carona | Senior Vice President, Chief U.S. Franchise Operations and Development Officer | $2,103,248 |
| Donnie Upshaw | Senior Vice President, Corporate Restaurants and Chief People Officer | $2,032,618 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Wingstop Inc. compensation brief.
Michael Skipworth's compensation sits inside Wingstop Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.