Ron Vachris is Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST). The company reported total compensation of $13,932,597 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,183,270 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $12,036,800 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $600,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $53,896 |
| All other compensation | $58,631 |
| Total | $13,932,597 |
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 Costco Wholesale Corp filed December 4, 2025, accession 0000909832-25-000159.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | $1,183,270 | $0 | $12,036,800 | $0 | $600,000 | $53,896 | $58,631 | $13,932,597 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | $1,078,077 | $0 | $10,592,029 | $0 | $434,333 | $69,138 | $56,164 | $12,229,741 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | $937,500 | $0 | $7,151,883 | $0 | $248,000 | $62,801 | $52,658 | $8,452,842 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | $993,308 | $15,483 | $6,066,880 | $0 | $232,246 | $27,042 | $73,685 | $7,408,644 |
| FY2021 | President, Chief Operating Officer | $804,615 | $8,000 | $3,658,823 | $0 | $76,480 | $25,872 | $114,723 | $4,688,513 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Costco Wholesale Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $19,310,395 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-5,377,797 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 10 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Costco Wholesale Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Vachris this page | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | $13,932,597 |
| Javier Polit | Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer | $7,508,209 |
| Gary Millerchip | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $6,770,513 |
| Richard Galanti | Former Executive Vice President | $6,504,736 |
| Pierre Riel | Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - International Division | $5,287,017 |
| Russ Miller | Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer - Warehouse Operations, U.S. and Mexico | $5,181,678 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Costco Wholesale Corp compensation brief.
Ron Vachris's compensation sits inside Costco Wholesale Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.