Lincoln Educational Services (LINC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Scott M. Shaw, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $4M in 2025, up 56% from $2.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 61:1, on median employee pay of $65,278.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$4M+56% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
61:1median $65,278
CEO pay in equity
55%$2.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Stock Awards
$2,200,000Time-based and performance-based restricted shares.
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,134,688Cash incentive under MIC plan.
Pay Ratio
61:1CEO to median employee pay.
Adjusted EBITDA
$67.1MFinancial performance measure.

How Shaw was paid

$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.

Salary16%Stock awards55%Non-equity incentive28%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Scott M. ShawPresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,999,717
Brian K. MeyersExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$2,029,171
Chad D. NyceExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer$2,022,990
Alexandra M. LusterSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary$709,022
Stephen AceSenior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer$695,286

What changed and why

  • $4MCEO total compensation increased to $3,999,717 in fiscal 2025 from $2,557,645 in fiscal 2024.
  • 70%Performance-based and long-term incentive compensation represent at least 70 percent of target total direct compensation.
  • 15.2%Student starts grew by 15.2 percent excluding the Transitional segment.
  • $67,134KAdjusted EBITDA reached $67,134 thousand for fiscal 2025.
  • 94.5%Shareholders approved executive compensation with 94.5 percent support at the prior 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.