Warren E. Buffett
Chairman (Chief Executive Officer through December 31, 2025)
Warren Buffett announced his intent to retire as CEO in May 2025. Greg Abel got the title on January 1, 2026. Buffett stayed on as chairman, a role he is expected to hold for years given his age and standing at the company. His base salary, unchanged for more than four decades, has always been $100,000.
Total compensation
Grade A — Primary Document$389,488total, 2025
His salary is $100,000, unchanged for more than 40 years. Berkshire also pays for personal and home security, which cost $289,488 and gets disclosed as required. Add those together and the total is $389,488.
- Filing
- DEF 14A
- Filed
- 2026-03-13
- Accession #
- 0001193125-26-106253
- Status
- reported
Reported equity holdings
Grade A — Primary Document$143,009,267,640as of 2026-07-14
188,290 shares × $759,516/share (stockanalysis.com, priced 2026-08-14, 1:07 PM EDT (intraday))
This counts Class A shares only. On the same day, Buffett converted 8,000 Class A shares into 12,000,000 Class B shares and gave those away to charity in four tranches. He also holds 1,162 Class B shares directly, worth roughly $500,000. That residual is immaterial next to the Class A position, so it's left out of the total above.
- Filing
- Form 4
- As of
- 2026-07-14
- Price source
- stockanalysis.com
- Priced
- 2026-08-14, 1:07 PM EDT (intraday)
Share value is a snapshot at the priced date, not a fixed mark — the underlying price moves the next trading session.