Paychex

Paychex

PAYX· Services· Fiscal year ends in May

CEO pay in FY2026Stock -38.6% in FY2026

John B. Gibson is the CEO of Paychex and was paid $10.3M in FY2026 (May), up 17%.

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $143
CEO pay is from each Paychex proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Executives6

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  1. 1Martin MucciFY2023
  2. 2John B. GibsonFY2026
  3. 3Robert L. SchraderFY2026
  4. 4Adam AnteFY2026
  5. 5Ryan BergstromFY2026
  6. 6Chad ParodiFY2026

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

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Paychex paid its 5 named executives $21.7M in total in FY2026 (May). CEO John B. Gibson was paid $10.3M of that.

Name
John B. GibsonPresident and CEO
Robert L. SchraderSVP and CFO
Adam AnteSVP of HCMNot disclosed
Ryan BergstromChief Product and Technology OfficerNot disclosedNot disclosed
Chad ParodiSVP of HR & Benefits ServicesNot disclosedNot disclosed
Martin MucciChairman and former CEONot disclosedNot disclosedNot disclosed

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Peers16

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The FY2024 (May) proxy of Paychex names 16 peer companies for pay. Pay versus performance data of Paychex for that year is not on file, so it has no rank.

The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.

Board3

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  • Martin MucciChair · 14 yr on the boardNot independentExecutive (Chair)—Paid as an executive
  • B. Thomas GolisanoDirector · 45 yr on the boardNot independentExecutive—Paid as an executive
  • Thomas F. BonadioDirector · 7 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Corporate Development Advisory—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2024).

Activity

  1. Pay
    Paychex CFO pay rose 18% to $3.4M. The stock fell 39% in FY2026 (May).
    DEF 14A
  2. Pay
    Paychex CEO pay rose 17% to $10.3M. The stock fell 39% in FY2026 (May).
    DEF 14A
  3. Pay
    Paychex CHRO pay fell 13% to $2.8M. The stock fell 39% in FY2026 (May).
    DEF 14A
  4. Pay
    Paychex CFO pay rose 51% to $2.8M. The stock rose 31% in FY2025 (May).
    DEF 14A
  5. Pay
    Paychex CEO pay rose 17% to $8.8M. The stock rose 31% in FY2025 (May).
    DEF 14A
  6. Pay
    Paychex Division head pay fell 12% to $2.6M. The stock rose 15% in FY2024 (May).
    DEF 14A
  7. Pay
    Paychex CEO pay rose 13% to $7.5M. The stock rose 15% in FY2024 (May).
    DEF 14A
  8. Pay
    Paychex CFO pay fell 15% to $2.8M. The stock rose 15% in FY2024 (May).
    DEF 14A
  9. Pay
    Paychex Division head pay rose 20% to $3.0M. The stock rose 25% in FY2022 (May).
    DEF 14A
  10. Pay
    Paychex Chair pay rose 31% to $14.4M. The stock fell 14% in FY2023 (May).
    DEF 14A
  11. Pay
    Paychex Chair pay rose 15% to $11.0M. The stock rose 25% in FY2022 (May).
    DEF 14A
  12. Pay
    Paychex Division head pay rose 19% to $3.0M. The stock rose 25% in FY2022 (May).
    DEF 14A
  13. Pay
    Paychex CEO pay rose 85% to $6.7M. The stock fell 14% in FY2023 (May).
    DEF 14A
  14. Pay
    Paychex CEO pay rose 44% to $3.6M. The stock rose 25% in FY2022 (May).
    DEF 14A
  15. Pay
    Paychex CFO pay rose 18% to $3.4M. The stock rose 25% in FY2022 (May).
    DEF 14A

Filings29

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Current report8-KOct 16, 2026—
Proxy statementDEF 14ASep 4, 2026FY2026
Annual report10-KJul 17, 2026FY2026
Current report8-KJan 20, 2026—
Current report8-KOct 14, 2025—
Proxy statementDEF 14AAug 29, 2025FY2025
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