William Hornbuckle is Chief Executive Officer and President of MGM Resorts International (MGM). The company reported total compensation of $25,329,156 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $2,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $8,000,000 |
| Stock awards | $10,052,751 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $5,000,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | — |
| All other compensation | $276,405 |
| Total | $25,329,156 |
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 MGM Resorts International filed March 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-129074.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $2,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $10,052,751 | $0 | $5,000,000 | — | $276,405 | $25,329,156 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $2,000,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $3,672,373 | $0 | $147,211 | $15,819,584 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $2,000,000 | $0 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $4,774,912 | $0 | $228,882 | $17,003,794 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,667,123 | — | $10,000,000 | — | $4,328,524 | — | $242,428 | $16,238,075 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,500,000 | $0 | $8,000,000 | $0 | $3,609,375 | $0 | $165,149 | $13,274,524 |
| FY2020 | Chief Executive Officer and President | $1,174,590 | $0 | $11,942,950 | — | $825,000 | — | $45,595 | $13,988,135 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for MGM Resorts International.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $22,621,941 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $2,707,215 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 71st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group MGM Resorts International discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| William Hornbuckle this page | Chief Executive Officer and President | $25,329,156 |
| Gary Fritz | Chief Commercial Officer and President of MGM Digital | $9,117,411 |
| Corey Sanders | Chief Operating Officer | $7,224,859 |
| Jonathan Halkyard | Chief Financial Officer | $6,004,107 |
| John McManus | Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Secretary | $4,311,958 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full MGM Resorts International compensation brief.
William Hornbuckle's compensation sits inside MGM Resorts International's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.