Paylocity Holding (PCTY) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Toby J. Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $23.5M in fiscal 2026, up 30% from $18M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 228:1, on median employee pay of $102,756.

Filed
October 22, 2026
Annual meeting
December 3, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$23.5M+30% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
228:1median $102,756
CEO pay in equity
92%$21.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO target bonus
100% of base salaryFiscal 2026
CEO ownership guideline
6 times base salaryIncreased in July 2025
Say-on-pay support
93.1%2026 Annual Meeting

How Williams was paid

$23.5M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary3%Stock awards92%Non-equity incentive5%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Toby J. WilliamsPresident and Chief Executive Officer$23,473,564
Ryan GlennChief Financial Officer$9,493,804
Joshua ScuttSenior Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Chief Sales Officer$5,840,596
Melissa KingSenior Vice President of Product and Technology and Chief Product and Technology Officer$4,376,355
Andrew CappotelliSenior Vice President of Operations and Chief Client Officer$4,055,991

What changed and why

  • $23.5MCEO total compensation was $23,473,564 in fiscal 2026, compared with $18,044,482 in fiscal 2025.
  • 100%CEO and CFO fiscal 2026 annual bonuses were targeted at 100% of base salary.
  • Fiscal 2026 CEO and CFO RSU grants included both two-year and four-year vesting awards.
  • In July 2025, the board increased the CEO stock ownership guideline from four times to six times base salary.
  • 93.1%93.1% of votes supported say-on-pay at the 2026 Annual Meeting.
  • Mr. Cappotelli's other compensation included relocation expenses, housing allowances, and home security services.

Other Paylocity Holding proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    Toby J. Williams paid $18M (+22% on the year), pay ratio 164:1.

    Filed Oct 23, 2025

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.