Goldman Sachs is giving its CEO a $35 million pay rise after a document yr.

Goldman Sachs elevated compensation for its CEO David M. Solomon after the financial institution posted document earnings final yr.

Mr. Solomon’s wage for 2021 has elevated to $35 million, in accordance with a submitting filed on Friday. He was owed $27.5 million in 2020, the identical quantity as in 2019, however his wage was reduce by $10 million after Goldman admitted prison wrongdoing for his function within the looting of Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB had.

In its submitting, the corporate cited his “efficiency and continued sturdy progress on its development technique, in addition to Mr. Solomon’s excellent particular person efficiency, together with his management in main the corporate to attain these outcomes.”

Regardless of his wage being reduce, the Malaysia scandal did not cease Mr Solomon from reaping different rewards. In October, he acquired a performance-based inventory bonus value about $30 million — an quantity designed to make sure Mr. Solomon, who has been chief govt officer since 2018, stays in workplace for the subsequent 5 years, the financial institution mentioned in a submitting at the moment.

John E. Waldron, Goldman’s President and Chief Working Officer, additionally acquired a $20 million inventory bonus in October on the identical phrases.

Mr. Solomon joins different Wall Avenue bosses who acquired huge pay rises after their banks posted huge earnings in 2021. He and Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman, who was additionally awarded $35 million, at the moment are believed to be the US banking big’s highest-paid CEOs, whereas JPMorgan Chase’s Jamie Dimon acquired $34.5 million.

Goldman Sachs additionally launched performance-based inventory awards for its administration committee, in accordance with the submitting.

Executives at main Wall Avenue banks have mentioned that competitors for expertise is forcing them to boost salaries, from junior bankers to senior executives.