Choice Hotels International (CHH) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Patrick Pacious, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.1M in 2025, up 4% from $7.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 81:1, on median employee pay of $99,658.

Filed
April 22, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.1M+4% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
81:1median $99,658
CEO pay in equity
50%$4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$8,074,700For fiscal year 2025
Median Employee Pay
$99,658Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
81.0:1Ratio to median employee
Say-on-Pay Support
95%Votes cast in favor in 2025

How Pacious was paid

$8.1M 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.

Salary16%Stock awards50%Non-equity incentive31%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Patrick PaciousPresident and Chief Executive Officer$8,074,700
Scott OaksmithSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$3,390,506
Dominic DragisichEVP, Operations & Chief Global Brand Officer$4,230,770
Simone WuSVP, Gen Counsel and Secretary$2,214,696
Patrick CimerolaChief Human Resources Officer$1,772,233

What changed and why

  • $8.1MPatrick Pacious received total compensation of $8,074,700 for fiscal year 2025.
  • 100%The 2025 annual aggregate equity value for NEOs was awarded as 100% PVRSUs.
  • 95%The company achieved 95% support for its say-on-pay advisory vote in May 2025.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was calculated as 81.0 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.