CEO Total Pay
$20.3M
FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median
The CEO earned $20.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $134,454 · Railroads.
Data updated August 2026
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According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $134,454. Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Railroads companies.
Union Pacific Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing
Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked
$20,302,554 Top 11% higher than 89% of 1,423 companies
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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Union Pacific Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $14.6M | - | $89,878 | 162:1 | - |
| 2022 | $14.3M | -1.9% | $93,342 | 153:1 | -9:1 |
| 2023 | $4.8M | -66% | $137,770 | 35:1 | -118:1 |
| 2024 | $17.7M | +266% | $134,862 | 131:1 | +96:1 |
| 2025 | $20.3M | +15% | $134,454 | 151:1 | +20:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 100885, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Union Pacific Corp's FY2025 CEO total $20.3M ranks #161 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). the CEO earned 151× the median employee ($134,454) in FY2025.
Median employee $134,454 (ELITE-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 151 median-wage years per CEO year.
CEO Total Pay
$20.3M
FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median
Pay Ratio
151:1
Elevated vs. peers
Union Pacific Corp's FY2025 CEO total $20.3M ranks #161 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Railroads (SIC 40) median ratio is 137:1 across 3 FY2025 filers; Union Pacific Corp's $20.3M CEO total is above the $16.3M industry median CEO pay.
Dollar rank #161 and ratio rank #431 split - treat 151:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Railroads peers.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Union Pacific Corp's FY2025 CEO total $20.3M ranks #161 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars).
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $20.2M (Δ $120K lighter vs Union Pacific Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $20.5M (Δ $148K heavier vs Union Pacific Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $20.1M (Δ $163K lighter vs Union Pacific Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $20.1M (Δ $176K lighter vs Union Pacific Corp); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Union Pacific Corp stamps STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED inside SIC 40 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Union Pacific Corp's FY2025 package sits #161 by CEO dollars and #431 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Union Pacific Corp's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.