CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Waste Management WM
CEO: Jim Fish · Waste Services · 49,500 employees
Jim Fish, CEO of Waste Management (WM), earned $8.0M in total compensation in 2025. Waste Management receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of B (71/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 107:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 91.3%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +11.6%.
How Waste Management CEO Pay Compares
Jim Fish's $8.0M total compensation is 0% below the Waste Services industry median of $8.0M. The 107:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 0% lower than the industry average of 107:1.
Jim Fish, CEO of Waste Management (WM), received $8.0M in total reported compensation. The package mix typical at this scale: a small base salary, a larger stock-award component, and performance-tied incentives that vest over multiple years based on relative TSR or earnings benchmarks.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio runs 107x. 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 11.6% alongside 5.7% 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.
Shareholders supported the compensation package at 91% 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. Waste Management operates in Waste Services with 49,500 employees and $20.4B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $85.0B. 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 Waste Management (WM).
Compensation Breakdown
Jim Fish'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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Jim Fish, CEO of Waste Management (WM), 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
Jim Fish, CEO of Waste Management (WM), 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.
Waste Management has a Pay-for-Performance Score of B (71/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +11.6%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 91.3% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Waste Management is 107:1. The median worker at Waste Management earns $75K per year, while CEO Jim Fish earns $8.0M in total compensation.
Waste Management employs approximately 49,500 people. The company operates in the Waste Services industry within the Industrials sector, generating $20.4B in annual revenue.