Median CEO pay hits $17.5 mn as say-on-pay support reaches 93.3 percent, research shows

Median CEO compensation among S&P 500 companies reached a record $17.5 mn in fiscal 2025, up from previous years, new research shows.

Meanwhile, median pay across the Russell 3000 excluding the S&P 500 remained broadly stable at approximately $5.5 mn, according to ISS-Corporate’s 2026 US Compensation Post-Season Review report. Since 2021, median CEO pay has increased 20 percent in the S&P 500 compared with 5 percent among the rest of the Russell 3000. READ MORE

SEC Proposes to Amend Form N-PX

The SEC also proposed a new rule (Rule 14Ad-1) and form amendments under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) that would require an institutional investment manager subject to Section 13(f) of the Exchange Act to report annually on Form N-PX how it voted proxies relating to executive compensation matters (i.e., “say-on-pay”), as required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act. READ MORE