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McDonald's Corporation Executive Compensation

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McDonald's Corporation is an American multinational fast food chain headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Total Exec Pay FY2024
$34.4M
Highest Paid Executive
$18.2M
Executives Tracked
5
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Data available:FY2024FY2023

Named Executive Officers — FY2024

ExecutiveYearBaseStockTotal Pay
Chris Kempczinski
President & CEO
FY2024$1.5M$15.0M$18.2M
Ian Borden
Executive Officer
FY2024$941,667$4.8M$6.3M
Joseph Erlinger
Executive Officer
FY2024$869,167$3.8M$6.1M
Desiree Ralls-Morrison
Executive Officer
FY2024$845,833$2.6M$3.8M
Jonathan Banner
Executive Officer
FY2023$700,000$5.8M$7.3M

Compensation Analysis

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

McDonald's Corporation discloses FY2024 compensation for 4 named executive officers, totaling $34.4M. Chris Kempczinski, the President & CEO, accounts for 53% of that combined total.

Chris Kempczinski's total compensation fell 5% year-over-year, from $19.2M in FY2023 to $18.2M in FY2024.

Cash compensation (salary plus bonus) made up 12% of McDonald's Corporation's FY2024 tracked executive pay, with stock awards accounting for 76%. That's notably more stock-weighted than the typical Retail company in this dataset, where stock awards average 0% of tracked pay.

Among 22 other Retail companies in this dataset, McDonald's Corporation's combined tracked executive pay of $34.4M ranks in the 68th percentile (industry median: $15.8M). Its highest-paid executive, Chris Kempczinski, ranks in the 68th percentile for top-executive pay in the sector (industry median: $11.5M).

Compensation figures on this page for McDonald's Corporation 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$1.5M$15.0M$18.2M
FY2024$941,667$4.8M$6.3M
FY2024$869,167$3.8M$6.1M
FY2024$845,833$2.6M$3.8M
FY2023$1.4M$13.0M$19.2M
FY2023$700,000$5.8M$7.3M
FY2023$900,000$4.0M$6.8M
FY2023$840,000$3.8M$6.4M
Data Source: Compensation figures are sourced from McDonald's Corporation'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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