Universal Technical Institute (UTI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jerome Grant, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.1M in 2025, up 47% from $3.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 67:1, on median employee pay of $76,806.

Filed
January 20, 2026
Annual meeting
March 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$5.1M+47% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
67:1median $76,806
CEO pay in equity
68%$3.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$750,000Target cash incentive
CEO Maximum Bonus
150%Of target opportunity
Say on Pay Support
97.9%Prior year vote
Median Employee Pay
$76,806Fiscal 2025

How Grant was paid

$5.1M 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.

Salary14%Stock awards68%Non-equity incentive17%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jerome GrantChief Executive Officer$5,149,264
Bruce SchumanExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$1,622,934
Sherrell SmithExecutive Vice President, Chief Academic Officer$1,241,373
Christopher KevaneExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer$1,397,876
Todd HitchcockExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer$1,837,659
Christine KlineSenior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer & Former Interim Chief Financial Officer$1,353,715
Troy R. AndersonFormer Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer$27,605

What changed and why

  • $5.1MCEO total compensation increased to $5,149,264 in fiscal 2025 from $3,491,248 in fiscal 2024.
  • $3.5MStock awards for the CEO totaled $3,506,070, combining time-based RSUs and performance-based PSUs.
  • $875KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $874,923 for fiscal 2025 performance.
  • 97.9%Say-on-pay proposal at the 2025 annual meeting received 97.9% approval.
  • $76,806,Median employee total compensation was $76,806, resulting in a CEO to median employee pay ratio of 67:1.

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.