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TrueBlue (TBI): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$4,614,104CEO Taryn Owen · source
Say-on-pay support73.86%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers14th pct.Of 8 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio389:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $3,128,681FY2023
  • $3,841,378FY2024
  • $4,614,104FY2025

CEO total pay was $4,614,104 in fiscal 2025, up from $3,841,378 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $950,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $2,545,479 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at TrueBlue in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Taryn Owen (President, Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at TrueBlue in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $4,614,104.
How does TrueBlue's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Taryn Owen's total compensation ranked at the 14th percentile of TrueBlue's disclosed peer group.
What is TrueBlue's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, TrueBlue's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 389:1.
How did shareholders vote on TrueBlue's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 73.86% of shareholders supported TrueBlue's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does TrueBlue spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, TrueBlue reported total board compensation of $1,817,920 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Taryn Owen$950,000$0$2,545,479$0$1,118,625$0$0$4,614,104
President, Chief Executive Officer
Kristy Willis460,0000554,6540207,0000592,4241,814,078
Former Executive Vice President, TrueBlue and President, PeopleReady
Carl Schweihs550,0000859,6690365,063001,774,732
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Garrett Ferencz495,0000773,6990328,556001,597,255
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
Richard Betori455,0000548,6280242,287001,245,915
Executive Vice President, TrueBlue and President, PeopleScout

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Taryn Owen$4,614,104$3,841,378$3,128,681↑ +772,726
Kristy Willis1,814,0781,138,8621,243,544↑ +675,216
Carl Schweihs1,774,7321,672,7301,549,407↑ +102,002
Garrett Ferencz1,597,2551,495,9501,448,760↑ +101,305
Richard Betori1,245,9151,143,6221,244,113↑ +102,293

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

The Compensation Committee designs our annual executive compensation program with the goal of achieving the following objectives: Attracting and retaining the NEOs needed to achieve our long-term business strategies; Motivating NEOs to create long-term shareholder value; Reflecting the role, scope, and complexity of each NEO's position relative to other NEOs; Balancing the need to be competitive with our industry peers with our commitment to control costs; Targeting total direct compensation near the median of our peers; Balancing each NEO's annual compensation opportunity between Company and individual performance; and Establishing performance targets for incentive compensation that align with both our short- and long-term business strategies.

CEO STI target (% of salary)150%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantMercer (US) LLC
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Carl SchweihsPSU2025-03-1428,82057,639—86,459$336,035
Garrett FerenczPSU2025-03-1425,93851,875—77,813302,431
Kristy WillisPSU2025-03-1418,59437,188—55,782216,806
Garrett FerenczRSU2025-02-21——55,046—348,992
Richard BetoriRSU2025-02-21——39,033—247,469
Kristy WillisPSU2025-03-147,96915,938—23,90787,659
Garrett FerenczPSU2025-03-1411,11622,232—33,348122,276
Taryn OwenPSU2025-03-1436,57273,144—109,716402,292
Taryn OwenRSU2025-02-21——181,102—1,148,187
Carl SchweihsRSU2025-02-21——61,162—387,767
Richard BetoriPSU2025-03-147,88315,765—23,64886,708
Carl SchweihsPSU2025-03-1412,35224,703—37,055135,867
Taryn OwenPSU2025-03-1485,335170,669—256,004995,000
Richard BetoriPSU2025-03-1418,39236,784—55,176214,451
Kristy WillisRSU2025-02-21——39,462—250,189

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Carl Schweihs$387,767$471,902$054.9%
Garrett Ferencz348,992424,707054.9%
Kristy Willis250,189304,465054.9%
Richard Betori247,469301,159054.9%
Taryn Owen1,148,1871,397,292054.9%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Richard BetoriRSU1,277—$5,938
Richard BetoriRSU1,764—8,203
Taryn OwenRSU3,236—15,047
Richard BetoriRSU3,473—16,149
Richard BetoriPSU4,183—19,451
Kristy WillisPSU4,228—19,660
Carl SchweihsRSU4,577—21,283
Richard BetoriRSU4,643—21,590
Garrett FerenczRSU5,149—23,943
Garrett FerenczPSU5,898—27,426
Carl SchweihsPSU6,554—30,476
Carl SchweihsRSU7,711—35,856
Richard BetoriPSU9,759—45,379
Kristy WillisPSU9,866—45,877
Kristy WillisPSU10,519—48,913
Taryn OwenRSU10,573—49,164
Taryn OwenRSU11,145—51,824
Kristy WillisPSU12,272—57,065
Garrett FerenczPSU13,762—63,993
Richard BetoriRSU14,440—67,146
Carl SchweihsPSU15,291—71,103
Richard BetoriPSU15,765—73,307
Taryn OwenPSU17,566—81,682
Richard BetoriPSU18,392—85,523
Garrett FerenczRSU20,364—94,693
Garrett FerenczPSU22,232—103,379
Carl SchweihsRSU22,627—105,216
Carl SchweihsPSU24,703—114,869
Garrett FerenczPSU25,938—120,612
Carl SchweihsPSU28,820—134,013
Richard BetoriRSU39,033—181,503
Taryn OwenPSU40,987—190,590
Garrett FerenczRSU55,046—255,964
Taryn OwenRSU60,652—282,032
Carl SchweihsRSU61,162—284,403
Taryn OwenPSU73,144—340,120
Taryn OwenPSU85,335—396,808
Taryn OwenRSU181,102—842,124
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Jeffrey B. SakaguchiIndependent · Board Chair · Audit · Corporate Governance · Innovation & Technology · Not standing for re-election$143,250$141,008$0$0$0$284,258
Kim Harris JonesIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Corporate Governance · Innovation & Technology113,250116,834000230,084
William C. GoingsIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Corporate Governance · Innovation & Technology113,250116,834000230,084
Colleen B. BrownIndependent · Compensation · Corporate Governance (Chair) · Innovation & Technology113,250114,824000228,074
Kristi A. SavacoolIndependent · Compensation · Corporate Governance · Innovation & Technology (Chair)109,500114,824000224,324
Paul G. ReitzIndependent · Compensation · Corporate Governance · Innovation & Technology98,250108,782000207,032
R. Chris KreidlerIndependent · Audit · Corporate Governance · Innovation & Technology98,250108,782000207,032
Sonita LontohIndependent · Audit · Corporate Governance · Innovation & Technology98,250108,782000207,032
William J. SewardIndependent · Compensation · Newly elected000000
William GreenblattIndependent · Audit · Newly elected000000
Taryn R. OwenEmployee director000—00

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$77,000
Annual equity retainer$135,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 15,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline$308,000

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$887,250
Equity awards (grant-date value)$930,670
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,817,920

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names TrueBlue as a peer

Companies that benchmark against TBI

7 companies name TBI as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name TBI as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies TrueBlue names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

Reciprocity shown where the peer’s own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer’s filing. A dash means the peer’s current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including TrueBlue.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Equifax, Inc2025Mark Begor$1,500,000$14,993,110$3,420,130$2,737,634$23,420,134
2Gartner, Inc2025Eugene Hall985,18511,619,4774,979,9321,483,65519,226,580
3Asgn, Inc2025Theodore Hanson1,100,0007,787,11801,566,06610,475,672
4Robert Half, Inc.2025M. Keith Waddell500,0004,532,9480839,3306,073,178
5Perficient, Inc.2023Thomas Hogan553,5425,237,064005,809,472
6Barrett Business Services2025Gary Kramer887,2582,524,72301,359,2895,002,291
7TrueBlue2025Taryn Owen950,0002,545,47901,118,6254,614,104
8Resources Connection2026Roger Carlile475,9623,193,875003,669,837

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
TrueBlue79%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoMercer (US) LLC
Asgn, Incnot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — Relative TSRSemler Brossy Consulting Group, LLC
Barrett Business Servicesnot disclosednot disclosedNoMercer
Equifax, Incnot disclosedPSU 50 · Options 25 · RSU 25Yes — TSRFW Cook
Gartner, Inc119.6%PSU 70 · Options 30NoExequity
Perficient, Inc.not disclosednot disclosedNoLockton Companies LLC
Resources Connectionnot disclosedRSU 100not disclosednot disclosed
Robert Half, Inc.59.1%PRSU 100NoFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-1118,365,2586,501,30774,29673.86%Passed
20252025-05-1421,414,9983,270,13365,73586.75%Passed
20242024-05-1524,590,1772,410,11146,80891.07%Passed
20232023-05-1125,477,4003,528,04337,71587.84%Passed
20222022-05-1130,720,6971,055,93634,41396.68%Passed
20212021-05-1230,113,2441,243,69128,73996.03%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-05-1173.86%a
20252025-05-1486.75%b
20242024-05-1591.07%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes are not considered "votes cast" and will therefore have no effect on the outcome of this proposal.”.

b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)389 : 1
CEO total compensation$4,614,104
Median employee compensation$11,855
Insider trades since the proxy

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Sonita LontohDirector2026-06-05D2,186$7$14,712CommonForm 4 ↗
Taryn R. OwenDirector2026-10-02D2,472922,693CommonForm 4 ↗
Taryn R. OwenDirector2026-10-03D1,436913,182CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

Sources (55 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Taryn Owen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 76. As printed: 4,614,104. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Kristy Willis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 76. As printed: 1,814,078. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Carl Schweihs. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 76. As printed: 1,774,732. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Garrett Ferencz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 76. As printed: 1,597,255. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Richard Betori. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 76. As printed: 1,245,915. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Carl Schweihs PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Garrett Ferencz PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kristy Willis PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Garrett Ferencz RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Richard Betori RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kristy Willis PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Garrett Ferencz PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Taryn Owen PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Taryn Owen RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Carl Schweihs RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Richard Betori PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Carl Schweihs PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Taryn Owen PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Richard Betori PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kristy Willis RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 389 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jeffrey B. Sakaguchi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 284,258. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kim Harris Jones. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 230,084. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, William C. Goings. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 230,084. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Colleen B. Brown. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 228,074. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kristi A. Savacool. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 224,324. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Paul G. Reitz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 207,032. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, R. Chris Kreidler. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 207,032. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sonita Lontoh. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 207,032. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, William J. Seward. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, William Greenblatt. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Taryn R. Owen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Sonita Lontoh 2026-06-05. Form 4, filed 2026-06-08. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Taryn R. Owen 2026-10-02. Form 4, filed 2026-10-06. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Taryn R. Owen 2026-10-03. Form 4, filed 2026-10-06. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-15. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 73.86% (votes for as printed: 18,365,258). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-16. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 86.75% (votes for as printed: 21,414,998). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-16. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 91.07% (votes for as printed: 24,590,177). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 887,250 + equity 930,670 + all other 0 = 1,817,920, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Equifax, Inc, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Equifax, Inc's own proxy. As printed: 23,420,134. View filing ↗
  • Gartner, Inc, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. CEO total compensation as printed in Gartner, Inc's own proxy. As printed: 19,226,580. View filing ↗
  • Asgn, Inc, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Asgn, Inc's own proxy. As printed: 10,475,672. View filing ↗
  • Robert Half, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Robert Half, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,073,178. View filing ↗
  • Perficient, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Perficient, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,809,472. View filing ↗
  • Barrett Business Services, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Barrett Business Services's own proxy. As printed: 5,002,291. View filing ↗
  • TrueBlue (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-14. CEO total compensation as printed in TrueBlue's own proxy. As printed: 4,614,104. View filing ↗
  • Resources Connection, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Resources Connection's own proxy. As printed: 3,669,837. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Barrett Business Services reciprocity. DEF 14A. Barrett Business Services names TrueBlue in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Robert Half, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Robert Half, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include TrueBlue. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, ASGN, Inc reciprocity. DEF 14A. ASGN, Inc's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include TrueBlue. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Perficient, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Perficient, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include TrueBlue. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Gartner, Inc reciprocity. DEF 14A. Gartner, Inc's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include TrueBlue. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Resources Connection reciprocity. DEF 14A. Resources Connection's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include TrueBlue. View filing ↗
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