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Costco Wholesale Executive Compensation

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Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only warehouse clubs.

Total Exec Pay FY2024
$13.9M
Highest Paid Executive
$13.9M
Executives Tracked
5
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Data available:FY2024FY2023FY2022

Named Executive Officers — FY2024

ExecutiveYearBaseStockTotal Pay
Ron Vachris
President & CEO
FY2024$1.2M$13.9M
W. Craig Jelinek
Executive Officer
FY2022$1.2M$14.9M$16.9M
Richard A. Galanti
Executive Officer
FY2022$866,346$5.1M$6.8M
Pierre Riel
Executive Officer
FY2022$684,450$3.6M$5.1M
Gary Millerchip
Executive Officer
FY2022$728,135$4.0M$4.9M

Compensation Analysis

Computed directly from SEC-sourced figures tracked on this page — not a general description.

Costco Wholesale's available SEC proxy filings disclose compensation for a single named executive officer: Ron Vachris (President & CEO).

Ron Vachris's total compensation rose 14% year-over-year, from $12.2M in FY2023 to $13.9M in FY2024.

Cash compensation (salary plus bonus) made up 8% of Costco Wholesale's FY2024 tracked executive pay, with stock awards accounting for 0%.

Among 22 other Retail companies in this dataset, Costco Wholesale's combined tracked executive pay of $13.9M ranks in the 41th percentile (industry median: $18.3M). Its highest-paid executive, Ron Vachris, ranks in the 59th percentile for top-executive pay in the sector (industry median: $11.5M).

Compensation figures on this page for Costco Wholesale come directly from its SEC DEF 14A proxy statement(s), filed with the SEC via EDGAR — not from crowdsourced or self-reported salary data.

Historical Compensation Data

ExecutiveYearBaseStockTotal
FY2024$1.2M$13.9M
FY2023$1.1M$12.2M
FY2022$1.2M$14.9M$16.9M
FY2022$937,500$7.2M$8.5M
FY2022$866,346$5.1M$6.8M
FY2022$684,450$3.6M$5.1M
FY2022$728,135$4.0M$4.9M
Data Source: Compensation figures are sourced from Costco Wholesale's DEF 14A proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) via EDGAR. Figures reflect the most recently available fiscal year per executive. See something wrong? Report it.
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