PAYC FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #38 of 189 in industry

Paycom Software, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $22.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $103,900 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-02
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#38/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
220:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$22.9M
Median worker
$103,900

Answer first

Paycom Software, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $22.9M ranks #136 of 1,423 complete filings; its 220:1 pay ratio ranks #279. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $103,900. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 38 of 189, 80th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#136
$22.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#279
220:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
80th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Paycom Software, Inc. ranks nationally

Paycom Software, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$22,858,000 Top 10% higher than 90% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Paycom Software, Inc. vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($22.9M) against pay ratio (220:1) for Paycom Software, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both3779453.326383390.448987327.571591264.694195201.888.6:1123.8:1159:1194.2:1229.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Paycom Software, Inc., CEO total pay: 22858000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 220:1Paycom Software, Inc.PayPal Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 25267151 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 221:1PayPal Holdings, Inc.Abm Industries Inc /de/, CEO total pay: 9111185 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 219:1Abm Industries Inc /de/Ribbon Communications Inc., CEO total pay: 17457675 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 223:1Ribbon Communications Inc.IonQ, Inc., CEO total pay: 90085395 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 217:1IonQ, Inc.Adobe Inc., CEO total pay: 51173935 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 217:1Adobe Inc.
Paycom Software, Inc. vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

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, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Paycom Software, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Paycom Software, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
220:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+178:1
from FY2024 42:1
CEO $ YoY
+567%
$22.9M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Paycom Software, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $2.9M - $70,036 42:1 -
2022 $3.2M +7.9% $72,138 44:1 +2:1
2023 $3.1M -2.7% $79,173 39:1 -5:1
2024 $3.4M +11% $81,644 42:1 +3:1
2025 $22.9M +567% $103,900 220:1 +178:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1590955, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
220:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$22.9M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#38 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Paycom Software, Inc.: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Paycom Software, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 220:1 ranks #38 of 189 Business Services filers (80th percentile). the CEO earned 220× the median employee ($103,900) in FY2025.

Median employee $103,900 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 220 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$22.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

220:1

Elevated vs. peers

Paycom Software, Inc. in the higher Business Services third

Paycom Software, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 220:1 ranks #38 of 189 Business Services filers (80th percentile). 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; Paycom Software, Inc.'s $22.9M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #136 and ratio rank #279 split - treat 220:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$22.9M
Median Employee Pay
$103,900
Pay Ratio
220:1
Filing Date
2026-04-02

Company Info

Ticker
PAYC
CIK
1590955
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7372
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1590955, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Paycom Software, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 220:1 ranks #38 of 189 Business Services filers (80th percentile).

Read with Paycom Software, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

Cigna Group · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $22.9M (Δ $8K heavier vs Paycom Software, Inc.); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $22.9M (Δ $53K heavier vs Paycom Software, Inc.); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Allstate Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $22.9M (Δ $63K heavier vs Paycom Software, Inc.); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Core Scientific, Inc./tx · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $23.0M (Δ $96K heavier vs Paycom Software, Inc.); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (SIC 73 pole)

PayPal Holdings, Inc. stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Paycom Software, Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #136/#279

Paycom Software, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #136 by CEO dollars and #279 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Paycom Software, Inc.'s PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Paycom Software, Inc. (CIK 1590955), FY2025. 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.