COST · Costco Wholesale Corp /New · Executive Compensation

$902.40 -0.20 (-0.02%) At close · Sep 10

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Market Cap

$400.24B

443.48M

Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ron Vachris	Chief Executive Officer, President and Director	$1,183,270	—	$12,036,800	—	$600,000	$58,631	$13,932,597
Javier Polit	Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer	$541,116	$3,016,000	$3,670,902	—	$184,000	$96,191	$7,508,209
Gary Millerchip	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	$915,115	$16,000	$5,453,713	—	$184,000	$201,685	$6,770,513
Richard Galanti	Former Executive Vice President	$502,079	—	$5,260,598	—	—	$148,054	$6,504,736
Pierre Riel	Executive Vice President, COO - International Division	$713,654	$16,000	$4,123,770	—	$184,000	$249,232	$5,287,017
Russ D. Miller	Senior Executive Vice President, COO - U.S. and Mexico Operations	$765,192	$16,000	$4,123,770	—	$184,000	$64,855	$5,181,678

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
W. Craig Jelinek	Former Chief Executive Officer	$838,173	—	$14,620,472	—	—	$168,564	$16,049,870
Gary Millerchip	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	$456,923	$4,008,615	$9,651,671	—	$79,693	$82,542	$14,279,444
Ron Vachris	Chief Executive Officer, President and Director	$1,078,077	—	$10,592,029	—	$434,333	$56,164	$12,229,741
Javier Polit	Executive Vice President, Chief Information and Digital Officer	$370,000	$3,112,308	$6,140,740	—	$113,846	$75,965	$9,812,859
Richard Galanti	Executive Vice President, Former Chief Financial Officer	$916,615	$16,000	$5,374,408	—	$148,000	$55,334	$7,213,705
Pierre Riel	Executive Vice President, COO - International Division Executive Vice President, COO - International Division	$680,250	$16,000	$4,212,982	—	$148,000	$331,811	$5,389,043
Russ D. Miller	Senior Executive Vice President, COO - U.S. and Mexico Operations	$743,231	$16,000	$4,212,982	—	$148,000	$61,862	$5,214,838

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
W. Craig Jelinek	Former Chief Executive Officer	$1,154,808	—	$14,937,824	—	$362,500	$55,358	$16,870,623
Ron Vachris	Chief Executive Officer, President and Director	$937,500	—	$7,151,883	—	$248,000	$52,658	$8,452,842
Richard Galanti	Executive Vice President, Former Chief Financial Officer	$919,231	$16,000	$5,108,767	—	$108,000	$51,543	$6,816,399
Pierre Riel	Executive Vice President, COO - International Division Executive Vice President, COO - International Division	$679,258	$16,000	$3,629,438	—	$108,000	$616,169	$5,048,865
Russ D. Miller	Senior Executive Vice President, COO - U.S. and Mexico Operations	$728,135	$16,000	$4,004,156	—	$108,000	$59,403	$4,948,446

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
W. Craig Jelinek	Former Chief Executive Officer	$1,230,769	—	$7,915,928	—	$500,000	$98,419	$9,905,070
Ron Vachris	Chief Executive Officer, President and Director	$993,308	$15,483	$6,066,880	—	$232,246	$73,685	$7,408,644
Richard Galanti	Executive Vice President, Former Chief Financial Officer	$850,000	$13,600	$4,394,735	—	$204,000	$72,730	$5,817,233
Russ D. Miller	Senior Executive Vice President, COO - U.S. and Mexico Operations	$698,366	$13,600	$3,976,572	—	$204,000	$97,013	$5,004,441
James P. Murphy	Executive Vice President, COO-International Division	$745,000	$13,600	$3,946,259	—	$204,000	$66,191	$4,993,772

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
W. Craig Jelinek	Chief Executive Officer	$1,085,385	—	$7,049,636	—	$460,000	$52,860	$8,804,752
Richard Galanti	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	$838,462	$8,000	$3,658,823	—	$76,480	$115,841	$4,984,808
Joseph P. Portera	Executive Vice President, COO- Eastern & Canadian Divisions	$785,000	$8,000	$3,658,823	—	$81,608	$105,260	$4,689,043
Ron Vachris	President, Chief Operating Officer	$804,615	$8,000	$3,658,823	—	$76,480	$114,723	$4,688,513
James P. Murphy	Executive Vice President, COO-International Division	$710,000	$8,000	$3,625,214	—	$76,480	$95,999	$4,536,741
Russ D. Miller	Senior Executive Vice President, COO - U.S. and Mexico Operations	$617,644	$8,000	$3,316,753	—	$80,412	$106,589	$4,144,662

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
W. Craig Jelinek	Chief Executive Officer	$1,000,000	$200,000	$6,844,496	—	—	$53,927	$8,279,552
Richard Galanti	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	$813,654	$94,000	$3,595,334	—	—	$108,717	$4,952,158
Joseph P. Portera	Executive Vice President, COO- Eastern & Canadian Divisions	$765,462	$94,000	$3,595,334	—	—	$100,473	$4,620,874
Ron Vachris	President, Chief Operating Officer	$666,769	$94,000	$3,595,334	—	—	$104,714	$4,490,527
James P. Murphy	Executive Vice President, COO-International Division	$685,096	$94,000	$3,557,730	—	—	$98,904	$4,462,188
Russ D. Miller	Senior Executive Vice President, COO-U.S. Operations	$591,385	$94,000	$3,258,272	—	—	$98,862	$4,060,778

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
W. Craig Jelinek	President and Chief Executive Officer	$933,846	$190,400	$6,670,208	—	—	$62,927	$8,016,200
Richard Galanti	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	$784,146	$76,160	$3,175,285	—	—	$100,403	$4,441,971
Joseph P. Portera	Executive Vice President, COO- Eastern & Canadian Divisions	$737,723	$75,957	$3,175,285	—	—	$96,150	$4,148,533
James P. Murphy	Executive Vice President, COO-International Division	$662,242	$76,160	$3,175,285	—	—	$101,888	$4,040,089
Ron Vachris	Executive Vice President, COO- Merchandising	$582,935	$76,160	$3,211,867	—	—	$97,054	$3,994,532

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
W. Craig Jelinek	President and Chief Executive Officer	$800,000	$97,000	$6,295,829	—	—	$107,796	$7,408,513
Richard Galanti	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer	$751,077	$59,040	$3,150,444	—	—	$124,604	$4,297,970
Joseph P. Portera	Executive Vice President, COO- Eastern & Canadian Divisions	$700,865	$84,340	$3,150,444	—	—	$120,079	$4,101,076
James P. Murphy	Executive Vice President, COO-International Division	$620,462	$79,040	$3,150,444	—	—	$116,641	$3,985,264
Ron Vachris	Executive Vice President, COO- Merchandising	$485,769	$79,040	$3,182,512	—	—	$111,721	$3,876,861

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Caton Frates	Senior Executive Vice President, Warehouse Operations - U.S. and Mexico	Appointed	2026-02-01	2025-08-07
Russ Miller	Senior Executive Vice President, COO - U.S. and Mexico Operations	Retired	2026-02-01	2025-08-07
Tiffany Barbre	Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer	Appointed	2025-07-01	2025-06-11
Dan Hines	Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer	Retired	2025-06-30	2025-06-11
Richard Galanti	Executive Vice President	Retired	2025-01-30	2025-02-03

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