Federal Signal (FSS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jennifer L. Sherman, President and CEO, was paid $8.4M in 2025, up 11% from $7.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 115:1, on median employee pay of $73,287.

Filed
March 6, 2026
Annual meeting
April 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.4M+11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
115:1median $73,287
CEO pay in equity
58%$4.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
111%As percentage of salary
2025 Net Sales Growth
17%Year-over-year growth
Say-on-Pay Support
93%2025 annual meeting
Global Employees
5,800As of December 31, 2025

How Sherman was paid

$8.4M 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.

Salary12%Stock awards43%Option awards14%Non-equity incentive27%Pension and deferred comp0%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jennifer L. ShermanPresident and CEO$8,421,321
Mark D. WeberSenior Vice President and COO$2,919,082
Ian A. HudsonSenior Vice President and CFO$2,510,579
Diane I. BoninaVice President and General Counsel$1,668,886
Felix M. BoeschenVice President, Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations$975,587

What changed and why

  • $8.4MCEO total compensation increased to $8,421,321 in fiscal year 2025.
  • 17%Net sales grew by 17% with double-digit earnings improvement and margin expansion.
  • 200%Performance share units granted in 2023 were earned at 200% of target.
  • 93%Approximately 93% of advisory votes supported executive compensation at the 2025 annual meeting.

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.