Oil, Gas & Energy

SM Energy Co CEO pay

A. Wade Pursell, President Chief Executive Officer and Director. Fiscal year 2025, as reported to the SEC.

Total compensation

$3.9M

$3,860,019 for fiscal 2025: the Summary Compensation Table total, with stock and option awards at their grant-date value.

Definitive proxy statement, filed 2026-04-08SEC accession number 0000893538-26-000048

In context

The median chief executive among 37 Oil, Gas & Energy companies with $1B – $10B in revenue was paid $5.9M. The middle half ranged from $4.8M to $8.6M.

A. Wade Pursell's total is below that median.

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Source: SM Energy Co's definitive proxy statement (SEC Form DEF 14A), Summary Compensation Table, fiscal year 2025. Figures are as reported by the company and are not adjusted or estimated. Context figures are from CEOSalary's snapshot of SEC filings as of 2026-10-28. Not financial, legal or compensation-consulting advice.