CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Goldman Sachs GS
CEO: David Solomon · Investment Banking · 45,300 employees
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS), earned $27.6M in total compensation in 2025. Goldman Sachs receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of B (76/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 230:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 93.3%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +22.1%.
How Goldman Sachs CEO Pay Compares
David Solomon's $27.6M total compensation is 0% below the Investment Banking industry median of $27.6M. The 230:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 28% higher than the industry average of 179:1.
Goldman Sachs (GS) paid CEO David Solomon a total of $27.6M — placing the package squarely in the top S&P 500 decile. The mix runs heavily to equity: $13.8M in stock awards and $3.3M in options dwarf the $2.8M base.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio is 230x, meaning David Solomon's $27.6M total comp is roughly that many times the median $120,000 earned by Goldman Sachs workers. The ratio is in the mid-range of S&P 500 disclosures and reflects the standard public-company compensation structure. Performance has been positive over the three-year window: TSR of 22.1% alongside 8.3% revenue growth. Compensation packages tied to relative TSR or absolute return benchmarks would have vested at or near target levels with this performance profile.
Shareholders supported the compensation package at 93% on the most recent say-on-pay vote. Solid support without overwhelming endorsement is the typical pattern for established public companies with conventional compensation programs. Goldman Sachs operates in Investment Banking with 45,300 employees and $51.7B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $180.0B. 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 Goldman Sachs (GS).
Compensation Breakdown
David Solomon's $27.6M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $2.8M in base salary, $13.8M in stock awards, $3.3M in option awards, and $4.1M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.8M | - | $13.8M | $3.3M | $4.1M | $3.0M | $27.6M |
| 2024 | $2.1M | - | $10.7M | $2.6M | $3.2M | $2.3M | $21.3M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | - | $8.3M | $2.0M | $2.5M | $1.8M | $16.7M |
| 2022 | $3.0M | - | $15.0M | $3.6M | $4.5M | $3.3M | $30.0M |
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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David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS), earns $27.6M 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS), earns $27.6M 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.
Goldman Sachs has a Pay-for-Performance Score of B (76/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +22.1%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 93.3% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Goldman Sachs is 230:1. The median worker at Goldman Sachs earns $120K per year, while CEO David Solomon earns $27.6M in total compensation.
Goldman Sachs employs approximately 45,300 people. The company operates in the Investment Banking industry within the Financials sector, generating $51.7B in annual revenue.