CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Snowflake SNOW
CEO: Sridhar Ramaswamy · Cloud Computing · 7,004 employees
Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake (SNOW), earned $25.0M in total compensation in 2026. Snowflake receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of B (69/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 161:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 89.8%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +47.5%.
How Snowflake CEO Pay Compares
Sridhar Ramaswamy's $25.0M total compensation is 0% below the Cloud Computing industry median of $25.0M. The 161:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 0% lower than the industry average of 161:1.
Snowflake (SNOW) paid CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy a total of $25.0M — placing the package squarely in the top S&P 500 decile. The mix runs heavily to equity: $12.5M in stock awards and $3.0M in options dwarf the $2.5M base.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio is 161x, meaning Sridhar Ramaswamy's $25.0M total comp is roughly that many times the median $155,000 earned by Snowflake 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 47.5% alongside 29.2% 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 90%. 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. Snowflake operates in Cloud Computing with 7,004 employees and $3.4B 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 Snowflake (SNOW).
Compensation Breakdown
Sridhar Ramaswamy's $25.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2026 includes $2.5M in base salary, $12.5M in stock awards, $3.0M in option awards, and $3.8M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.5M | - | $12.5M | $3.0M | $3.8M | $2.8M | $25.0M |
| 2025 | $2.5M | - | $12.5M | $3.0M | $3.8M | $2.8M | $25.0M |
| 2024 | $2.3M | - | $11.7M | $2.8M | $3.5M | $2.6M | $23.4M |
| 2023 | $1.7M | - | $8.6M | $2.1M | $2.6M | $1.9M | $17.2M |
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.
Named Executive Officers
Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake (SNOW), earns $25.0M 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
Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO of Snowflake (SNOW), earns $25.0M 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.
Snowflake has a Pay-for-Performance Score of B (69/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +47.5%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 89.8% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Snowflake is 161:1. The median worker at Snowflake earns $155K per year, while CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy earns $25.0M in total compensation.
Snowflake employs approximately 7,004 people. The company operates in the Cloud Computing industry within the Technology sector, generating $3.4B in annual revenue.