# Kathy Ruemmler, a senior lawyer at Goldman Sachs, saw her year-end bonus jump 50 per cent to $12mn.

*business · news · 2026-05-08 · The Banker*

## Key points

- Kathy Ruemmler received a $22.5mn pay package in 2025, her bonus rising 50 percent.
- Emails show Ruemmler called Jeffrey Epstein 'Uncle Jeffrey' and received gifts and lunches from him.
- Mary Erdoes of JPMorgan was paid $28.5mn in 2025, ranking third-highest in the bank.
- Epstein requested Erdoes personally handle Ruemmler's private banking at JPMorgan via an assistant's 2019 email.
- Extensive email records confirm frequent personal contact between Erdoes, Ruemmler, and Epstein from 2011 to 2019.

**Companies:** Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan
**Countries:** United States

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