CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Monster Beverage MNST
CEO: Hilton Schlosberg · Beverages · 5,700 employees
Hilton Schlosberg, CEO of Monster Beverage (MNST), earned $8.0M in total compensation in 2025. Monster Beverage receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of B (75/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 133:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 93.6%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +20.1%.
How Monster Beverage CEO Pay Compares
Hilton Schlosberg's $8.0M total compensation is 33% below the Beverages industry median of $12.0M. The 133:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 25% lower than the industry average of 178:1.
Monster Beverage (MNST) disclosed $8.0M in CEO compensation for Hilton Schlosberg. The package is structured for retention plus performance alignment, with equity awards taking the largest share.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio runs 133x. Lower ratios typically reflect companies with higher-paid workforces (financial services, technology, professional services) where the median worker pay denominator is itself substantial. Performance has been positive over the three-year window: TSR of 20.1% alongside 7.8% revenue growth. Compensation packages tied to relative TSR or absolute return benchmarks would have vested at or near target levels with this performance profile.
Say-on-pay support was strong at 94%. 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. Monster Beverage operates in Beverages with 5,700 employees and $7.1B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $50.0B. 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 Monster Beverage (MNST).
Compensation Breakdown
Hilton Schlosberg's $8.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $800K in base salary, $4.0M in stock awards, $960K in option awards, and $1.2M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2024 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2023 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2022 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
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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Hilton Schlosberg, CEO of Monster Beverage (MNST), earns $8.0M 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
Hilton Schlosberg, CEO of Monster Beverage (MNST), earns $8.0M 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.
Monster Beverage has a Pay-for-Performance Score of B (75/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +20.1%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 93.6% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Monster Beverage is 133:1. The median worker at Monster Beverage earns $60K per year, while CEO Hilton Schlosberg earns $8.0M in total compensation.
Monster Beverage employs approximately 5,700 people. The company operates in the Beverages industry within the Consumer Staples sector, generating $7.1B in annual revenue.