PRGS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #84 of 189 in industry

Progress Software Corp /ma CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $10.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $94,061 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-25
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#84/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
112:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$10.5M
Median worker
$94,061

Answer first

Progress Software Corp /ma's FY2025 CEO total of $10.5M ranks #500 of 1,423 complete filings; its 112:1 pay ratio ranks #588. 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 $94,061. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 84 of 189, 56th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#500
$10.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#588
112:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
56th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Progress Software Corp /ma ranks nationally

Progress Software Corp /ma CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$10,534,808 Top 35% higher than 65% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

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

Progress Software Corp /ma vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($10.5M) against pay ratio (112:1) for Progress Software Corp /ma (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 both06731238.113462476.220193714.326924952.494.0:199.7:1105.5:1111.3:1117.0:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Progress Software Corp /ma, CEO total pay: 10534808 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 112:1Progress Software Corp /maFive9, Inc., CEO total pay: 153052 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 114:1Five9, Inc.Sabre Corp, CEO total pay: 7435326 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 109:1Sabre CorpCerence Inc., CEO total pay: 8576815 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 115:1Cerence Inc.Docusign, Inc., CEO total pay: 25650100 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 116:1Docusign, Inc.Phreesia, Inc., CEO total pay: 8077706 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 108:1Phreesia, Inc.
Progress Software Corp /ma 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 Progress Software Corp /ma's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Progress Software Corp /ma

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
112:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+12:1
from FY2024 100:1
CEO $ YoY
+1.5%
$10.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Progress Software Corp /ma 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 $6.0M - $81,338 74:1 -
2022 $6.9M +15% $71,877 96:1 +22:1
2023 $8.6M +25% $81,467 106:1 +10:1
2024 $10.4M +20% $103,749 100:1 -6:1
2025 $10.5M +1.5% $94,061 112:1 +12:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 876167, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
112:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$10.5M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#84 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Progress Software Corp /ma: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Progress Software Corp /ma disclosed 112:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $10.5M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 112× the median employee ($94,061) in FY2025.

Median employee $94,061 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 112 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$10.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

112:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Progress Software Corp /ma

Progress Software Corp /ma disclosed 112:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $10.5M CEO total in FY2025. 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; Progress Software Corp /ma's $10.5M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #500 and ratio rank #588 split - treat 112:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$10.5M
Median Employee Pay
$94,061
Pay Ratio
112:1
Filing Date
2026-03-25

Company Info

Ticker
PRGS
CIK
876167
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7372
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 876167, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Progress Software Corp /ma disclosed 112:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $10.5M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Progress Software Corp /ma

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

Netgear, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.6M (Δ $21K heavier vs Progress Software Corp /ma); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Trinet Group, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.6M (Δ $22K heavier vs Progress Software Corp /ma); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Everforth Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.5M (Δ $30K lighter vs Progress Software Corp /ma); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Insight Enterprises Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.5M (Δ $36K lighter vs Progress Software Corp /ma); PARITY · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Five9, Inc. (SIC 73 pole)

Five9, Inc. stamps MID · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Progress Software Corp /ma's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #500/#588

Progress Software Corp /ma's FY2025 package sits #500 by CEO dollars and #588 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Progress Software Corp /ma's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Progress Software Corp /ma (CIK 876167), 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.