Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block Inc (SQ), earned $24.3M in total compensation in 2025. Block Inc receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of C (52/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 304:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 90.9%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +10.4%.
How Block Inc CEO Pay Compares
Jack Dorsey's $24.3M total compensation is 0% below the Fintech industry median of $24.3M. The 304:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 10% higher than the industry average of 277:1.
Total comp for Jack Dorsey as CEO of Block Inc (SQ) was $24.3M. Equity awards dominate the package — $12.2M in stock plus $2.9M in options — with base salary of $2.4M a small share of the total.
The CEO-to-worker pay ratio at Block Inc is 304x — Jack Dorsey's pay is over 300 times the median worker pay of $80,000. Ratios at this magnitude reflect either very high CEO compensation, a low-wage workforce mix, or both. Three-year performance has been roughly flat — TSR of 10.4% alongside 5.1% revenue growth. Flat performance over a multi-year window is where pay-versus-performance debates get the most heated: large compensation packages without commensurate shareholder returns are the modal complaint at annual meetings.
Say-on-pay support was strong at 91%. The Dodd-Frank-mandated advisory vote on executive compensation passes at most U.S. public companies with comfortable margins; meaningful dissent typically requires either pay-performance misalignment or specific governance concerns. Block Inc operates in Fintech with 13,000 employees and $22.1B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $40.0B. Pay comparisons across companies require controlling for these structural factors — a $20M package at a $10B-revenue tech company reads differently than the same package at a $1B-revenue industrial.
Source: SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A proxy statements for Block Inc (SQ).
Compensation Breakdown
Jack Dorsey's $24.3M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $2.4M in base salary, $12.2M in stock awards, $2.9M in option awards, and $3.6M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.4M | - | $12.2M | $2.9M | $3.6M | $2.7M | $24.3M |
| 2024 | $2.5M | - | $12.5M | $3.0M | $3.8M | $2.8M | $25.0M |
| 2023 | $2.5M | - | $12.5M | $3.0M | $3.8M | $2.8M | $25.0M |
| 2022 | $2.1M | - | $10.7M | $2.6M | $3.2M | $2.4M | $21.4M |
All compensation data is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR. The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.
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Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block Inc (SQ), earns $24.3M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
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Jack Dorsey, CEO of Block Inc (SQ), earns $24.3M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Block Inc has a Pay-for-Performance Score of C (52/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +10.4%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 90.9% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Block Inc is 304:1. The median worker at Block Inc earns $80K per year, while CEO Jack Dorsey earns $24.3M in total compensation.
Block Inc employs approximately 13,000 people. The company operates in the Fintech industry within the Financials sector, generating $22.1B in annual revenue.