CBIZ (CBZ) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jerome P. Grisko, Jr., PEO, CEO & President, was paid $7.1M in 2025, up 32% from $5.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 67:1, on median employee pay of $105,230.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.1M+32% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
67:1median $105,230
CEO pay in equity
74%$5.2M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
$1,170,000Target amount under 2025 EIP
CEO Stock Awards
$5,237,677Grant date fair value
Median Employee Pay
$105,230Annual total compensation
Pay Ratio
67.1:1CEO to median employee

How Jr. was paid

$7.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary14%Stock awards74%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jerome P. Grisko, Jr.PEO, CEO & President$7,063,348
Brad LakhiaPFO, SVP & CFO$4,289,862
Chris SpurioFormer President, Financial Services$3,048,363
Michael KouzelosPresident, B&I Services$2,107,837
Ware GroveFormer PFO, SVP & CFO$167,988

What changed and why

  • $7.1MCEO total compensation increased to $7,063,348 in fiscal 2025.
  • Stock awards represented a significant portion of executive compensation.
  • $576KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $576,000.
  • $105KThe median employee annual total compensation was estimated at $105,230.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was approximately 67.1 to 1.

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.