David Solomon
The CEO of Goldman Sachs, who leads Wall Street’s premier investment bank — and whose 2025 pay was inflated by a rare $80 million retention grant.
Pay vs performance
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Why this pay?
- His fiscal 2025 Summary Compensation Table total jumped to about $118.9 million, but the figure is distorted by a one-time $80 million retention stock award granted in January 2025 that vests over five years — a package that drew public criticism from proxy advisers. Goldman’s own headline “annual compensation” number for the year was far lower.
Quick facts
Compensation breakdown
DEF 14AInflated by a one-time $80M retention RSU award (granted Jan 2025, vests over five years). Goldman’s “annual compensation” headline was ~$47M. Source: Goldman Sachs 2026 Proxy (FY2025) →
Compensation history
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Every figure ties to a filing. Compensation is the total from Goldman Sachs's Summary Compensation Table for FY2025(grant-date values, which can differ from what an executive realizes when awards vest). We publish what the filings say, and we don't grade people. Photo: U.S. Secretary of Defense / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons.