CEO Total Pay
$8.7M
FY2021 Summary Compensation, near median
FY2021 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Zendesk, Inc. CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $8.7M in FY2021 against median worker pay of $160,706 · Business Services.
- State
- CA
- Filing date
- 2022-07-11
- Industry
- Business Services
- Fiscal year
- FY2021
Data updated August 2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio
54:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.7M
Median worker
$160,706
Latest filing FY2021. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2021, not FY2025, so the figures on this page are from that earlier year and are not ranked against the FY2025 industry benchmark. Industry pages mark issuers like this one with a "Latest filing" label.
Answer first
Zendesk, Inc. reported a 54:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2021 - at or below the Business Services median of 95:1 across 189 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.
- Pay ratio
- 54:1
- FY2021 disclosed
- CEO total
- $8.7M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $160,706
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Business Services peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2021
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Zendesk, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Industry Comparison - Business Services
This Company's Ratio
54:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$8.7M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Below
Zendesk, Inc.: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio
Zendesk, Inc. disclosed 54:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.7M CEO total in FY2021. the CEO earned 54× the median employee ($160,706) in FY2021.
Median employee $160,706 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 54 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
54:1
Near industry median
What FY2021 shows for Zendesk, Inc.
Zendesk, Inc. disclosed 54:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.7M CEO total in FY2021. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; Zendesk, Inc.'s $8.7M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.
Zendesk, Inc. stamps MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Business Services peers.
Key Data, FY2021
- Total Compensation
- $8.7M
- Median Employee Pay
- $160,706
- Pay Ratio
- 54:1
- Filing Date
- 2022-07-11
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1463172, FY2021. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Zendesk, Inc. disclosed 54:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.7M CEO total in FY2021.
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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Performance Food Group Co · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $123 heavier vs Zendesk, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Permian Resources Corp · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $880 lighter vs Zendesk, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Trinet Group, Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $1K heavier vs Zendesk, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Keycorp /new/ · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $3K heavier vs Zendesk, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Business Services benchmark
Zendesk, Inc. stamps MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED inside SIC 73 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · MODEST
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Ratio primer · MODEST
Zendesk, Inc.'s MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Zendesk, Inc. (CIK 1463172), FY2021. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.
Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.