Paycom Software (PAYC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Chad Richison, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, was paid $22.8M in 2025, up 561% from $3.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 220:1, on median employee pay of $103,900.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 4, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$22.8M+561% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
220:1median $103,900
CEO pay in equity
81%$18.4M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
91%of votes cast
Total Revenue
$2.05B9% year-over-year increase
CEO Stock Awards
$18,386,226Grant date fair value
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,730,560Achieved maximum payout
Total Employees
5,770As of December 31, 2025

How Richison was paid

$22.8M 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.

Salary4%Stock awards81%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation8%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Chad RichisonChief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors$22,837,152
Shane HadlockPresident and Chief Client Officer$2,616,191
Robert D. FosterChief Financial Officer$5,794,956
Randy PeckChief Operating Officer$5,188,496
Craig E. BoelteFormer Chief Financial Officer$202,697
Bradley S. SmithFormer Chief Information Officer$7,772,582
Amy Vickroy WalkerFormer Chief Sales Officer$5,857,334

What changed and why

  • $2.05BTotal revenue reached $2.05 billion, representing a 9% year-over-year increase.
  • $22.8MCEO total compensation was $22,837,152 for fiscal 2025.
  • 9%The annual incentive plan achieved a maximum payout based on 9% revenue growth compared to prior year.
  • 91.4%Approximately 91.4% of stockholder votes supported the say-on-pay proposal 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.