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Fiscal year 2025

William Gifford Jr. — FY2025 total compensation $24,561,180

William Gifford Jr. is Chief Executive Officer of Altria Group, Inc. (MO). The company reported total compensation of $24,561,180 for fiscal year 2025.

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Fiscal year 2025 compensation

Salary$1,450,000
Bonus
Stock awards$9,350,079
Option awards
Non-equity incentive plan$4,450,000
Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation$4,150,000
All other compensation$4,935,823
Total$24,561,180

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 Altria Group, Inc. filed April 2, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-038900.

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History — every fiscal year held

Fiscal yearRoleSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
FY2025Chief Executive Officer$1,450,000$9,350,079$4,450,000$4,150,000$4,935,823$24,561,180
FY2024Chief Executive Officer$1,433,333$7,230,041$3,270,000$3,740,000$10,866,155$26,788,612
FY2023Chief Executive Officer$1,350,000$6,600,049$2,730,000$3,990,000$3,630,508$18,528,628

Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Altria Group, Inc..

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The other named executive officers of Altria Group, Inc.

Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
William Gifford Jr. this pageChief Executive Officer$24,561,180
Jody BegleyExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$10,837,792
Salvatore MancusoExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$7,616,750
Heather NewmanSenior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer$6,157,074
Charles WhitakerSenior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer & Chief Compliance Officer$5,994,559

The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Altria Group, Inc. compensation brief.

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The company page

William Gifford Jr.'s compensation sits inside Altria Group, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.

The Altria Group, Inc. (MO) compensation brief