Did the Chevron CEO Get a Raise?
No — pay fell. Mike Wirth's total compensation dropped 18% to $26.8M in 2025, from $32.7M in 2024, per Chevron's SEC DEF 14A filings.
This page answers a common executive-compensation question: Did the Chevron CEO Get a Raise?. The answer draws on SEC DEF 14A proxy statements, the public disclosure mechanism for U.S. public-company executive pay. Every public company must file an annual proxy statement disclosing CEO and named-executive-officer compensation in detail. Why this matters for shareholders: executive compensation is the single most-disclosed governance metric at U.S. public companies, and the Dodd-Frank-mandated say-on-pay vote gives shareholders an explicit channel to express approval or dissent. Reading pay data well — including pay-versus-performance, peer-group selection, and time-vesting structures — is a basic part of stock-by-stock fundamental analysis.
The detailed answer below uses the actual proxy-statement filings, explains how to read them, and translates the executive-compensation accounting into the shareholder-relevant interpretation.
Mike Wirth Pay: 2024 → 2025
- 2025 total comp
- $26,828,240
- 2024 total comp
- $32,716,940
- Change ($)
- −$5,888,700
- Change (%)
- -18%
Source: Chevron SEC DEF 14A proxy statements, 2024 and 2025 Summary Compensation Tables.
In its latest proxy statement, Chevron reported Mike Wirth's 2025 total compensation at $26,828,240 — down $5,888,700 (18%) from $32,716,940 in 2024. The biggest single driver was stock awards, which fell $NaN.
Across the disclosed history, Mike Wirth's total pay has run: 2021, $22.6M; 2022, $24.2M; 2023, $27.4M; 2024, $32.7M; 2025, $26.8M. CEO compensation is lumpy year to year because equity grants — the largest component — are often awarded in multi-year blocks rather than evenly, so a single year's jump or drop can reflect grant timing as much as a change in pay philosophy.
Whether a raise is warranted ties back to performance: Chevron posted a -9.1% three-year total shareholder return on -3.0% revenue growth, and the package carries a CEOPay Pay-for-Performance grade of D (48/100).
Compensation Detail
| Component | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Compensation | $26,828,240 |
| Base Salary | $NaN |
| Stock Awards | $NaN |
| Option Awards | $NaN |
| Non-Equity Incentive | $NaN |
| CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio | 224:1 |
| Pay-Performance Grade | D |
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Frequently Asked Questions
No — pay fell. Mike Wirth's total compensation dropped 18% to $26.8M in 2025, from $32.7M in 2024, per Chevron's SEC DEF 14A filings.
Mike Wirth, CEO of Chevron, earned $26.8M in total compensation in 2025, including $NaNM in stock awards and $NaN in base salary.
In 2025, total compensation of $26,828,240 was composed of $NaN base salary, $NaN cash bonus, $NaN stock awards, $NaN option awards, and $NaN in non-equity incentive compensation.
Our Pay-for-Performance Score rates Chevron as D (48/100), based on three-year total shareholder return of -9.1%, revenue growth of -3.0%, and shareholder say-on-pay vote approval.
Mike Wirth is the chief executive officer of Chevron (CVX).
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No — pay fell. Mike Wirth's total compensation dropped 18% to $26.8M in 2025, from $32.7M in 2024, per Chevron's SEC DEF 14A filings.
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements, 2026.