Ronald Mittelstaedt is President and Chief Executive Officer of Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN). The company reported total compensation of $9,757,565 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,171,943 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $5,301,060 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $3,097,600 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $186,962 |
| Total | $9,757,565 |
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 Waste Connections, Inc. filed April 2, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-039146.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,171,943 | $0 | $5,301,060 | $0 | $3,097,600 | $0 | $186,962 | $9,757,565 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,128,812 | $0 | $4,179,963 | $0 | $1,885,312 | $0 | $82,285 | $7,276,372 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $892,308 | $0 | $2,734,688 | $0 | $2,079,000 | $0 | $49,057 | $5,755,052 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | $250,000 | $850,025 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,556 | $1,604,581 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | $250,000 | $851,693 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,471 | $1,606,164 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Waste Connections, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $12,108,088 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,350,523 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 21st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 14 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Waste Connections, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Mittelstaedt this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $9,757,565 |
| Mary Anne Whitney | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,191,275 |
| Patrick Shea | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $2,814,880 |
| James Little | Executive Vice President – Engineering and Disposal | $2,590,325 |
| Domenico Pio | Senior Vice President – Operations | $2,273,813 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Waste Connections, Inc. compensation brief.
Ronald Mittelstaedt's compensation sits inside Waste Connections, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.