Pegasystems (PEGA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Alan Trefler, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.3M in 2025, up 8% from $7.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 73:1, on median employee pay of $113,833.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 16, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.3M+8% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
73:1median $113,833
CFO Total Pay
$6.36MFiscal 2025 total compensation
Median Employee Pay
$113,833Annual total compensation
Pay Ratio
73:1CEO to median employee

How Trefler was paid

$8.3M 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.

Salary7%Option awards84%Non-equity incentive9%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Alan TreflerChairman and Chief Executive Officer$8,332,032
Kenneth StillwellChief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer$6,355,504
Rifat Kerim AkgonulChief Product Officer$4,039,148
John Gerard HigginsChief of Client and Partner Success$4,236,791
Leon TreflerChief of Clients and Markets$4,298,045

What changed and why

  • $8.3MAlan Trefler received total compensation of $8,332,032 in fiscal 2025.
  • $6.4MKenneth Stillwell earned total compensation of $6,355,504 for the fiscal year.
  • $4MRifat Kerim Akgonul received total compensation of $4,039,148 in 2025.
  • $4.2MJohn Gerard Higgins had total compensation of $4,236,791 for the year.
  • $4.3MLeon Trefler earned total compensation of $4,298,045 in fiscal 2025.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was approximately 73 to 1.

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.