EPAM Systems (EPAM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Balazs Fejes, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.2M in 2025, up 5% from $5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 186:1, on median employee pay of $38,570.

Filed
April 6, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$5.2M+5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
186:1median $38,570
CEO pay in equity
71%$3.7M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$5,244,588For fiscal 2025
Median Employee Pay
$38,570Annual total compensation
CEO to Median Pay Ratio
186:1Proportional annualized CEO basis
Executive Chair Total
$8,133,013Arkadiy Dobkin total compensation

How Fejes was paid

$5.2M 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 awards71%Non-equity incentive15%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Balazs FejesPresident and Chief Executive Officer$5,244,588
Jason PetersonSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$4,217,221
Arkadiy DobkinExecutive Chair$8,133,013
Viktar DvorkinSenior Vice President, Global Head of Engineering, Cloud and Enterprise Platforms$2,944,083
Larry SolomonSenior Vice President, Chief People Officer and Head of Operations$2,944,083
Elaina ShekhterSenior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer$2,344,048

What changed and why

  • Balazs Fejes became President and CEO effective September 1, 2025, succeeding Arkadiy Dobkin who assumed the role of Executive Chair.
  • $5.2MCEO total compensation was $5,244,588 for fiscal 2025 compared to $5,006,189 in the prior year.
  • The ratio of the annualized CEO compensation to the median employee total compensation was 186 to 1.
  • Performance stock units and restricted stock units were granted under the Key Executive Performance Stock Program.

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.