CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Intel INTC
CEO: Pat Gelsinger · Semiconductors · 124,800 employees
Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel (INTC), earned $19.5M in total compensation in 2025. Intel receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of B (74/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 139:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 88.7%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +3.8%.
How Intel CEO Pay Compares
Pat Gelsinger's $19.5M total compensation is 49% above the Semiconductors industry median of $13.1M. The 139:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 38% higher than the industry average of 101:1.
Pat Gelsinger's total compensation at Intel (INTC) ran $19.5M — comfortably in the upper bracket of U.S. public-company CEO pay. The package combines $1.9M in base salary with $9.7M in stock awards and $2.3M in option grants, plus performance-tied incentives.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio runs 139x. Lower ratios typically reflect companies with higher-paid workforces (financial services, technology, professional services) where the median worker pay denominator is itself substantial. Three-year performance has been roughly flat — TSR of 3.8% alongside -1.3% 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 89%. 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. Intel operates in Semiconductors with 124,800 employees and $54.2B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $100.0B. 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 Intel (INTC).
Compensation Breakdown
Pat Gelsinger's $19.5M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $1.9M in base salary, $9.7M in stock awards, $2.3M in option awards, and $2.9M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.9M | - | $9.7M | $2.3M | $2.9M | $2.1M | $19.5M |
| 2024 | $2.7M | - | $13.6M | $3.3M | $4.1M | $3.0M | $27.3M |
| 2023 | $2.6M | - | $12.9M | $3.1M | $3.9M | $2.8M | $25.8M |
| 2022 | $2.5M | - | $12.5M | $3.0M | $3.8M | $2.8M | $25.0M |
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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Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel (INTC), earns $19.5M 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
Pat Gelsinger, CEO of Intel (INTC), earns $19.5M 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.
Intel has a Pay-for-Performance Score of B (74/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +3.8%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 88.7% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Intel is 139:1. The median worker at Intel earns $140K per year, while CEO Pat Gelsinger earns $19.5M in total compensation.
Intel employs approximately 124,800 people. The company operates in the Semiconductors industry within the Technology sector, generating $54.2B in annual revenue.