William McDermott is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW). The company reported total compensation of $51,550,957 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,516,667 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $43,481,651 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $3,522,375 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $3,030,264 |
| Total | $51,550,957 |
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 ServiceNow, Inc. filed April 6, 2026, accession 0001373715-26-000039.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,516,667 | $0 | $43,481,651 | $0 | $3,522,375 | $0 | $3,030,264 | $51,550,957 |
| FY2024 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,350,000 | $0 | $31,460,267 | $0 | $2,681,100 | $0 | $2,066,751 | $37,558,118 |
| FY2023 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,325,000 | $0 | $32,777,514 | $0 | $3,152,642 | $0 | $351,088 | $37,606,244 |
| FY2022 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,166,667 | $0 | $27,303,411 | $0 | $2,106,479 | $0 | $7,925,971 | $38,502,528 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for ServiceNow, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $27,243,532 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $24,307,425 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 87th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 29 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group ServiceNow, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| William McDermott this page | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $51,550,957 |
| Amit Zavery | President, Chief Product Officer, and Chief Operating Officer | $25,761,456 |
| Paul Smith | Former President of Global Customer and Field Operations | $20,098,002 |
| Gina Mastantuono | President and Chief Financial Officer | $18,472,713 |
| Paul Fipps | President, Global Customer Operations | $16,883,918 |
| Jacqueline Canney | Chief People and AI Enablement Officer | $11,883,772 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full ServiceNow, Inc. compensation brief.
William McDermott's compensation sits inside ServiceNow, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.