CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Visa V
CEO: Ryan McInerney · Payment Processing · 30,300 employees
Ryan McInerney, CEO of Visa (V), earned $15.0M in total compensation in 2025. Visa receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of C (59/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 150:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 86.0%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is -3.1%.
How Visa CEO Pay Compares
Ryan McInerney's $15.0M total compensation is 0% below the Payment Processing industry median of $15.0M. The 150:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 11% higher than the industry average of 135:1.
Visa (V) reported total CEO compensation of $15.0M for Ryan McInerney. The structure is typical of large-cap public companies: a small fixed salary, substantial equity awards, and short- and long-term incentive plans tied to performance.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio is 150x, meaning Ryan McInerney's $15.0M total comp is roughly that many times the median $100,000 earned by Visa workers. The ratio is in the mid-range of S&P 500 disclosures and reflects the standard public-company compensation structure. Performance has been muted across the three-year window: -3.1% TSR, 3.0% revenue change. Stagnant performance combined with substantial CEO pay is the classic setup for proxy-advisor opposition on say-on-pay votes.
Shareholders supported the compensation package at 86% 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. Visa operates in Payment Processing with 30,300 employees and $36.3B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $600.0B. 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 Visa (V).
Compensation Breakdown
Ryan McInerney's $15.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $1.5M in base salary, $7.5M in stock awards, $1.8M in option awards, and $2.3M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.5M | - | $7.5M | $1.8M | $2.3M | $1.6M | $15.0M |
| 2024 | $1.5M | - | $7.5M | $1.8M | $2.3M | $1.6M | $15.0M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | - | $7.5M | $1.8M | $2.3M | $1.6M | $15.0M |
| 2022 | $1.5M | - | $7.5M | $1.8M | $2.3M | $1.6M | $15.0M |
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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Ryan McInerney, CEO of Visa (V), earns $15.0M 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
Ryan McInerney, CEO of Visa (V), earns $15.0M 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.
Visa has a Pay-for-Performance Score of C (59/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is -3.1%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 86.0% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Visa is 150:1. The median worker at Visa earns $100K per year, while CEO Ryan McInerney earns $15.0M in total compensation.
Visa employs approximately 30,300 people. The company operates in the Payment Processing industry within the Financials sector, generating $36.3B in annual revenue.