BJs Restaurants (BJRI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Lyle D. Tick, Chief Executive Officer and President, was paid $3.4M in fiscal 2025, up 237% from $1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 113:1, on median employee pay of $26,224.

Filed
April 22, 2026
Annual meeting
June 11, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
8
CEO total pay
$3.4M+237% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
113:1median $26,224
CEO pay in equity
55%$1.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$3,441,781Lyle D. Tick fiscal 2025
Pay Ratio
113:1Combined CEO and median employee
Median Employee Pay
$26,224Annual total compensation
Say on Pay Support
98%Prior year approval

How Tick was paid

$3.4M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary21%Stock awards46%Option awards9%Non-equity incentive19%All other compensation6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Lyle D. TickChief Executive Officer and President$3,441,781
C. Bradford RichmondFormer Interim Chief Executive Officer$780,978
J. Todd WilsonExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$788,931
Jennifer A. JaffeExecutive Vice President and Chief People Officer$960,779
Gregory S. LyndsExecutive Vice President and Chief Development Officer$992,029
Kendra D. MillerExecutive Vice President and General Counsel$974,824
Thomas A. HoudekFormer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$586,290
William J. AtkinsInterim Principal Financial Officer$607,868

What changed and why

  • $3.4MLyle D. Tick total compensation reached $3,441,781 following his promotion to Chief Executive Officer and President.
  • 98%Shareholders demonstrated strong support with 98% voting in favor of the say-on-pay advisory vote.
  • 95%Non-CEO executive bonuses achieved actual multipliers ranging from 95% to 110% under the Annual Incentive Plan.
  • New executive leadership additions included J. Todd Wilson and Jennifer A. Jaffe joining during fiscal 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.