FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #10 of 189 in industry

Kelly Services Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $5.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $11,526 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-13
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#10/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
512:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$5.9M
Median worker
$11,526

Answer first

Kelly Services Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $5.9M ranks #858 of 1,423 complete filings; its 512:1 pay ratio ranks #104. 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 $11,526. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 10 of 189, 95th percentile - top 5% 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
#858
$5.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#104
512:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
95th
top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Kelly Services Inc ranks nationally

Kelly Services Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$5,901,312 40th percentile higher than 40% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $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

Kelly Services Inc vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($5.9M) against pay ratio (512:1) for Kelly Services 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 both2303037.822093545.94188405461674562.181465070.273.8:1190.2:1306.5:1422.8:1539.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Kelly Services Inc, CEO total pay: 5901312 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 512:1Kelly Services IncFidelity National Information Services, Inc., CEO total pay: 22910622 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 518:1Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.Procore Technologies, Inc., CEO total pay: 77866796 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 518:1Procore Technologies, Inc.Kyndryl Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 21766355 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 501:1Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, CEO total pay: 21530826 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 477:1Cognizant Technology Solutions CorpCONDUENT Inc, CEO total pay: 6856567 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 463:1CONDUENT Inc
Kelly Services 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 Kelly Services Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Kelly Services 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
512:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+144:1
from FY2024 368:1
CEO $ YoY
+43%
$5.9M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Kelly Services 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 $3.9M - $8,850 445:1 -
2022 $3.5M -10% $8,700 406:1 -39:1
2023 $4.2M +18% $12,673 329:1 -77:1
2024 $4.1M -1% $11,214 368:1 +39:1
2025 $5.9M +43% $11,526 512:1 +144:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 55135, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
512:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$5.9M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#10 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Kelly Services Inc: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Kelly Services Inc's FY2025 ratio 512:1 ranks #10 of 189 Business Services filers (95th percentile). the CEO earned 512× the median employee ($11,526) in FY2025.

At $11,526 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 512 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$5.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

512:1

Outlier, top decile

Kelly Services Inc in the higher Business Services third

Kelly Services Inc's FY2025 ratio 512:1 ranks #10 of 189 Business Services filers (95th 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; Kelly Services Inc's $5.9M CEO total is at or below the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #858 and ratio rank #104 split - treat 512:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$5.9M
Median Employee Pay
$11,526
Pay Ratio
512:1
Filing Date
2026-04-13

Company Info

CIK
55135
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7363
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 55135, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Kelly Services Inc's FY2025 ratio 512:1 ranks #10 of 189 Business Services filers (95th percentile).

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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 EXTREME · MID$ · LOW-MED.

Lands' End, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.9M (Δ $16K heavier vs Kelly Services Inc); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's EXTREME · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Clean Harbors Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.9M (Δ $27K heavier vs Kelly Services Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Metallus Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.9M (Δ $43K lighter vs Kelly Services Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · MID$ · LOW-MED.
SEADRILL Ltd · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.9M (Δ $49K lighter vs Kelly Services Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (SIC 73 pole)

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. stamps EXTREME · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Kelly Services Inc's EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #858/#104

Kelly Services Inc's FY2025 package sits #858 by CEO dollars and #104 by ratio under MID$ · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Kelly Services Inc's EXTREME stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Kelly Services Inc (CIK 55135), 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.