Waste Management (WM) CEO pay: $27.5M actually paid in FY2025
$WM · WASTE MANAGEMENT INCData through FY2025 — latest proxy filed 2026-03-31, checked for new filings 2026-08-21. Every number links to its source.
7.0× the tracked-company median CEO pay ($3.9M).
Pay vs. Performance (Compensation Actually Paid)
What the CEO was actually paid, by fiscal year
What $100 invested was worth, company vs peer group
Pay-vs-Performance table
| FY | CEO pay on paper | CEO pay actually earned | Other top execs (avg) | Value of $100 invested since FY2020 | Same, peer group since FY2020 | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19.0M | $27.5M | $6.7M | $202.00 | $196.00 | $2.71B |
| 2024 | $17.1M | $24.5M | $6.7M | $192.00 | $198.00 | $2.75B |
| 2023 | $14.6M | $26.6M | $6.6M | $168.00 | $166.00 | $2.30B |
| 2022 | $14.8M | $13.0M | $4.8M | $145.00 | $141.00 | $2.24B |
| 2021 | $13.1M | $44.3M | $10.8M | $152.00 | $149.00 | $1.82B |
| 2020 | $12.4M | $15.8M | $4.3M | $105.00 | $107.00 | $1.50B |
Frequently asked
How much did the WM CEO make in 2025?
$27,485,198 in Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) as WASTE MANAGEMENT INC's CEO (the filing reports this year's PEO pay without tagging which named executive it belongs to), updated 2026-03-31.
What is pay vs. performance (PvP)?
An SEC disclosure (Item 402(v), required since FY2022) linking named-executive pay to company total shareholder return (TSR) over up to 5 years.
What is Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)?
CAP starts from the Summary Compensation Table total and adjusts equity awards to fair value as of each year-end/vesting date, rather than grant-date value — see the glossary entry for the full walk-through.
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