Dataset · SEC + CFTC

Whistleblower Award Tracker

Every figure below comes from the SEC and CFTC annual reports to Congress. No estimates, no extrapolation.

Total awarded (published figures): $2.66B
Individuals paid: 552
Largest single award: $279M

Sums include only figures the reports publish (years shown as n/p in the table are excluded), and recipient counts follow each report's own counting, which can include joint or repeat recipients more than once.

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Whistleblower award totals by fiscal year and program, compiled from SEC and CFTC annual reports to Congress. Dollar and count columns are right-aligned; n/p means not published for that year.
Fiscal year	Program	Total awarded	Individuals	Largest award	Source
2025	CFTC	$5M	3	n/p	CFTC Whistleblower and Customer Education Report, Fiscal Year 2025: View report
2025	SEC	$60M	48	n/p	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025: View report
2024	CFTC	$42M	15	$18M	CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2024: View report
2024	SEC	$255M	47	$82M	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2024: View report
2023	CFTC	$16M	7	$15M	CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2023: View report
2023	SEC	$600M	68	$279M	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2023: View report
2022	CFTC	$200M	10	$200M	CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2022: View report
2022	SEC	$229M	103	n/p	SEC Whistleblower Office Announces Results for FY 2022 (SEC OWB Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2022): View report
2021	CFTC	$3M	6	$3M	CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2021: View report
2021	SEC	$564M	108	$114M	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2021 Annual Report to Congress: View report
2020	CFTC	$20M	16	$9M	CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2020: View report
2020	SEC	$175M	39	$50M	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2020 Annual Report to Congress, Whistleblower Program: View report
2019	CFTC	$15M	5	$7M	CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2019: View report
2019	SEC	$60M	8	$37M	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2019 Annual Report to Congress, Whistleblower Program: View report
2018	CFTC	$75M	5	$30M	CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2018: View report
2018	SEC	$168M	13	$50M	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2018 Annual Report to Congress, Whistleblower Program: View report
2017	CFTC	$0	0	n/p	CFTC Whistleblower Office, Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2017: View report
2017	SEC	$50M	12	$20M	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2017 Annual Report to Congress: Whistleblower Program: View report
2016	CFTC	$12M	3	$10M	CFTC Whistleblower Office, Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2016: View report
2016	SEC	$57M	13	$22M	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2016 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program: View report
2015	CFTC	$0	0	n/p	CFTC Whistleblower Office, Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2015: View report
2015	SEC	$37M	8	$30M	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2015 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program: View report
2014	CFTC	$246,000	1	$246,000	CFTC Whistleblower Office, Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2014: View report
2014	SEC	n/p	9	$30M	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2014 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program: View report
2013	CFTC	$0	0	n/p	CFTC Whistleblower Office, Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2013: View report
2013	SEC	$15M	4	$14M	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2013 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program: View report
2012	CFTC	$0	0	n/p	CFTC Whistleblower Office, Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2012: View report
2012	SEC	$45,739.16	1	$45,739.16	SEC Office of the Whistleblower, Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program, Fiscal Year 2012: View report

FY 2025 CFTC

Total

$5M

People

3

Largest

n/p

CFTC Whistleblower and Customer Education Report, Fiscal Year 2025: View report
FY 2025 SEC

Total

$60M

People

48

Largest

n/p

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2025: View report
FY 2024 CFTC

Total

$42M

People

15

Largest

$18M

CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2024: View report
FY 2024 SEC

Total

$255M

People

47

Largest

$82M

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2024: View report
FY 2023 CFTC

Total

$16M

People

7

Largest

$15M

CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2023: View report
FY 2023 SEC

Total

$600M

People

68

Largest

$279M

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2023: View report
FY 2022 CFTC

Total

$200M

People

10

Largest

$200M

CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2022: View report
FY 2022 SEC

Total

$229M

People

103

Largest

n/p

SEC Whistleblower Office Announces Results for FY 2022 (SEC OWB Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2022): View report
FY 2021 CFTC

Total

$3M

People

6

Largest

$3M

CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2021: View report
FY 2021 SEC

Total

$564M

People

108

Largest

$114M

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2021 Annual Report to Congress: View report
FY 2020 CFTC

Total

$20M

People

16

Largest

$9M

CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2020: View report
FY 2020 SEC

Total

$175M

People

39

Largest

$50M

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2020 Annual Report to Congress, Whistleblower Program: View report
FY 2019 CFTC

Total

$15M

People

5

Largest

$7M

CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2019: View report
FY 2019 SEC

Total

$60M

People

8

Largest

$37M

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2019 Annual Report to Congress, Whistleblower Program: View report
FY 2018 CFTC

Total

$75M

People

5

Largest

$30M

CFTC Whistleblower Program, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 2018: View report
FY 2018 SEC

Total

$168M

People

13

Largest

$50M

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2018 Annual Report to Congress, Whistleblower Program: View report
FY 2017 CFTC

Total

$0

People

0

Largest

n/p

CFTC Whistleblower Office, Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2017: View report
FY 2017 SEC

Total

$50M

People

12

Largest

$20M

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2017 Annual Report to Congress: Whistleblower Program: View report
FY 2016 CFTC

Total

$12M

People

3

Largest

$10M

CFTC Whistleblower Office, Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2016: View report
FY 2016 SEC

Total

$57M

People

13

Largest

$22M

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2016 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program: View report
FY 2015 CFTC

Total

$0

People

0

Largest

n/p

CFTC Whistleblower Office, Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2015: View report
FY 2015 SEC

Total

$37M

People

8

Largest

$30M

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2015 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program: View report
FY 2014 CFTC

Total

$246,000

People

1

Largest

$246,000

CFTC Whistleblower Office, Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2014: View report
FY 2014 SEC

Total

n/p

People

9

Largest

$30M

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2014 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program: View report
FY 2013 CFTC

Total

$0

People

0

Largest

n/p

CFTC Whistleblower Office, Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2013: View report
FY 2013 SEC

Total

$15M

People

4

Largest

$14M

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, 2013 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program: View report
FY 2012 CFTC

Total

$0

People

0

Largest

n/p

CFTC Whistleblower Office, Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2012: View report
FY 2012 SEC

Total

$45,739.16

People

1

Largest

$45,739.16

SEC Office of the Whistleblower, Annual Report on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program, Fiscal Year 2012: View report

n/p · not published for that year

Methodology

Compiled by hand from each program's annual report to Congress. A fiscal year runs October through September. "Total awarded" is the sum of orders issued that fiscal year. CFTC report figures mix accounting bases across years (some report awards granted, others cash actually paid out); each row reflects the basis its source report uses. Cite this page with a link; the underlying reports are linked per row.

Facts last verified against official sources: 2026-07-03

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