Big Bank CEO pay surged by $45 million in 2025

The bosses across Wall Street’s six biggest banks all saw their pay jump after a banner 2025. CEOs for JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), Wells Fargo (WFC), Morgan Stanley (MS), and Goldman Sachs (GS) all earned $40 million or more in total compensation last year. Collectively, their pay increase for 2025 rose by $45.3 million from the year before to $258 million, according to regulatory filings and Yahoo Finance’s tally. That combined increase was their second-highest ever, afte ...