Trinet Group (TNET) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael Q. Simonds, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.6M in 2025, down 42% from $18.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 106:1, on median employee pay of $99,327.

Filed
April 15, 2026
Annual meeting
May 27, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$10.6M-42% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
106:1median $99,327
CEO pay in equity
78%$8.3M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
$3,000,000Maximum cash incentive potential
Median Employee Pay
$99,327Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
106:1Ratio to median employee

How Simonds was paid

$10.6M 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.

Salary9%Stock awards78%Non-equity incentive12%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael Q. SimondsPresident and Chief Executive Officer$10,552,055
Mala MurthyExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$5,242,062
Jay VenkatExecutive Vice President, Strategy, Products, and Transformation$3,191,212
Jeffery HaywardExecutive Vice President, Chief Services & Technology Officer$3,344,286
Anthony Shea TreadwaySenior Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer$3,347,378
Kelly TuminelliFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$3,257,669

What changed and why

  • $10.6MMichael Q. Simonds received total compensation of $10,552,055 in fiscal year 2025.
  • $18.3MCEO total compensation decreased compared to the prior year total of $18,321,987.
  • TriNet completed a comprehensive health fee repricing to stabilize its Insurance Cost Ratio.
  • The company reduced operating expenses and generated solid free cash flow in 2025.
  • TriNet achieved an all-time high Net Promoter Score reflecting improvements in customer experience.

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.