CEO Jon Vander Ark was paid $14,857,016 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 14.5% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001193125-26-121796 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
$14,857,016 ↑ Jon Vander Ark total, FY2025 | — CEO pay percentile vs peers | 186:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | 96.54% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Vander Ark | $1,302,692 | $0 | $11,124,489 | $0 | $1,982,664 | $0 | $447,171 | $14,857,016 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Brian DelGhiaccio | 687,046 | 0 | 2,626,746 | 0 | 684,294 | 0 | 131,608 | 4,129,694 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Gregg Brummer | 676,923 | 0 | 2,163,218 | 0 | 642,530 | 0 | 103,749 | 3,586,420 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Catharine Ellingsen | 605,385 | 0 | 1,957,231 | 0 | 487,634 | 0 | 124,417 | 3,174,667 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
| Brian Bales | 551,535 | 0 | 1,442,376 | 0 | 444,723 | 0 | 113,861 | 2,552,495 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer | ||||||||
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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Vander Ark | $14,857,016 | $12,977,475 | $11,812,059 | ↑ +1,879,541 |
| Brian DelGhiaccio | 4,129,694 | 4,174,043 | 3,933,021 | ↓ −44,349 |
| Gregg Brummer | 3,586,420 | 3,352,486 | 2,103,389 | ↑ +233,934 |
| Catharine Ellingsen | 3,174,667 | 3,161,400 | — | ↑ +13,267 |
| Brian Bales | 2,552,495 | 2,488,449 | 2,474,930 | ↑ +64,046 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Brian S. Tyler | Independent Director | $330,104 |
| Ian Craig | Independent Director | — |
| James P. Snee | Independent Director | $351,354 |
| Jennifer M. Kirk | Independent Director | $356,354 |
| Katharine B. Weymouth | Independent Director | $330,104 |
| Manny Kadre | Chair of the Board | $510,104 |
| Meg Reynolds | Independent Director | $330,104 |
| Michael A. Duffy | Independent Director | $330,104 |
| Michael Larson | Independent Director | $351,354 |
| Norman Thomas Linebarger | Independent Director | $330,104 |
| Sandra M. Volpe | Independent Director | $349,465 |
| Thomas W. Handley | Independent Director | $351,354 |
| Tomago Collins | Former director (through FY2025) | $273,566 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Vander Ark | RSU | 2025-02-18 | — | — | 9,451 | — | $2,160,026 |
| Brian DelGhiaccio | RSU | 2025-02-18 | — | — | 2,232 | — | 510,124 |
| Jon Vander Ark | PSU | 2025-02-18 | 9,451 | 37,804 | — | 83,169 | 8,964,463 |
| Brian Bales | PSU | 2025-02-18 | 1,225 | 4,901 | — | 10,782 | 1,162,174 |
| Gregg Brummer | PSU | 2025-02-18 | 1,838 | 7,351 | — | 16,172 | 1,743,143 |
| Catharine Ellingsen | PSU | 2025-02-18 | 1,663 | 6,651 | — | 14,632 | 1,577,152 |
| Catharine Ellingsen | RSU | 2025-02-18 | — | — | 1,663 | — | 380,079 |
| Brian Bales | RSU | 2025-02-18 | — | — | 1,226 | — | 280,202 |
| Gregg Brummer | RSU | 2025-02-18 | — | — | 1,838 | — | 420,075 |
| Brian DelGhiaccio | PSU | 2025-02-18 | 2,232 | 8,926 | — | 19,637 | 2,116,622 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Vander Ark | $2,160,026 | $8,964,463 | $0 | 80.6% |
| Brian DelGhiaccio | 510,124 | 2,116,622 | 0 | 80.6% |
| Brian Bales | 280,202 | 1,162,174 | 0 | 80.6% |
| Gregg Brummer | 420,075 | 1,743,143 | 0 | 80.6% |
| Catharine Ellingsen | 380,079 | 1,577,152 | 0 | 80.6% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregg Brummer | PSU | 5,657 | — | $1,198,888 |
| Brian Bales | RSU | 1,832 | — | 388,256 |
| Jon Vander Ark | RSU | 9,523 | — | 2,018,197 |
| Gregg Brummer | RSU | 1,056 | — | 223,798 |
| Brian DelGhiaccio | RSU | 1,313 | — | 278,264 |
| Catharine Ellingsen | RSU | 1,676 | — | 355,123 |
| Catharine Ellingsen | RSU | 3,132 | — | 663,765 |
| Jon Vander Ark | PSU | 38,092 | — | 8,072,791 |
| Brian Bales | PSU | 3,882 | — | 822,712 |
| Jon Vander Ark | RSU | 3,709 | — | 786,048 |
| Catharine Ellingsen | RSU | 1,278 | — | 270,847 |
| Gregg Brummer | RSU | 436 | — | 92,401 |
| Jon Vander Ark | RSU | 10,403 | — | 2,204,708 |
| Jon Vander Ark | RSU | 9,002 | — | 1,907,794 |
| Brian DelGhiaccio | PSU | 8,994 | — | 1,906,090 |
| Brian Bales | PSU | 4,938 | — | 1,046,574 |
| Brian DelGhiaccio | RSU | 2,707 | — | 573,695 |
| Brian DelGhiaccio | PSU | 8,873 | — | 1,880,455 |
| Catharine Ellingsen | RSU | 2,623 | — | 555,892 |
| Brian DelGhiaccio | RSU | 2,506 | — | 531,097 |
| Brian Bales | RSU | 1,235 | — | 261,803 |
| Brian DelGhiaccio | RSU | 2,249 | — | 476,628 |
| Brian Bales | RSU | 1,646 | — | 348,837 |
| Gregg Brummer | PSU | 7,407 | — | 1,569,755 |
| Gregg Brummer | RSU | 2,832 | — | 600,186 |
| Catharine Ellingsen | PSU | 5,548 | — | 1,175,788 |
| Jon Vander Ark | PSU | 32,180 | — | 6,819,907 |
| Catharine Ellingsen | PSU | 6,702 | — | 1,420,274 |
| Gregg Brummer | RSU | 783 | — | 165,941 |
| Brian Bales | RSU | 874 | — | 185,227 |
| Gregg Brummer | RSU | 1,852 | — | 392,492 |
Our executive compensation philosophy and practices reflect our strong commitment to paying for performance -- both short-term and long-term. A primary component of our people and talent agenda is to identify, recruit, place, develop and retain key management talent to help ensure that we have the highest caliber leadership.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | 160% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC |
| Clawback policy | True |
| Anti-hedging | True |
| Anti-pledging | True |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-07 | 266,655,515 | 9,087,762 | 468,843 | 96.54% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-05-19 | 269,210,638 | 8,610,621 | 929,588 | 96.58% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-05-23 | 274,002,683 | 7,192,754 | 662,454 | 97.21% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-05-12 | 272,146,201 | 6,594,662 | 1,085,185 | 97.63% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-05-16 | 272,052,301 | 12,333,826 | 774,085 | 95.4% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-05-21 | 257,575,586 | 22,134,068 | 536,248 | 91.91% | 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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-07 | 96.54%a |
| 2025 | 2025-05-19 | 96.58%b |
| 2024 | 2024-05-23 | 97.21%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against Proposal 2 and broker non-votes have no effect on the proposal.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against Proposal 2 and broker non-votes have no effect on the proposal.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the effect of a vote against Proposal 2 and broker non-votes have no effect on the proposal.”.
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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 186 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $14,857,016 |
| Median employee compensation | $79,734 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny KadreIndependent · Board Chair | $280,000 | $230,104 | $0 | — | $0 | $510,104 |
| Jennifer M. KirkIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Nominating & Corporate Governance | 126,250 | 230,104 | 0 | — | 0 | 356,354 |
| Thomas W. HandleyIndependent · Talent & Compensation (Chair) · Nominating & Corporate Governance | 121,250 | 230,104 | 0 | — | 0 | 351,354 |
| James P. SneeIndependent · Talent & Compensation · Nominating & Corporate Governance | 121,250 | 230,104 | 0 | — | 0 | 351,354 |
| Michael LarsonIndependent · Nominating & Corporate Governance (Chair) · Talent & Compensation | 121,250 | 230,104 | 0 | — | 0 | 351,354 |
| Sandra M. VolpeIndependent · Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility (Chair) · Nominating & Corporate Governance | 119,361 | 230,104 | 0 | — | 0 | 349,465 |
| Norman Thomas LinebargerIndependent · Audit | 100,000 | 230,104 | 0 | — | 0 | 330,104 |
| Michael A. DuffyIndependent · Audit · Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility | 100,000 | 230,104 | 0 | — | 0 | 330,104 |
| Brian S. TylerIndependent · Talent & Compensation | 100,000 | 230,104 | 0 | — | 0 | 330,104 |
| Meg ReynoldsIndependent · Audit | 100,000 | 230,104 | 0 | — | 0 | 330,104 |
| Katharine B. WeymouthIndependent · Audit · Talent & Compensation | 100,000 | 230,104 | 0 | — | 0 | 330,104 |
| Tomago CollinsIndependent · Departed during FY | 43,462 | 230,104 | 0 | — | 0 | 273,566 |
| Ian CraigIndependent · Audit · Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Vander ArkEmployee director | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $100,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $230,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 30,000 / 25,000 / 25,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $750,000 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $1,432,823 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $2,761,248 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $4,194,071 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic Services | 2025 | Jon Vander Ark | $1,302,692 | $11,124,489 | $0 | $1,982,664 | $14,857,016 |
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.
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.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Jon Vander Ark | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 80. As printed: 14,857,016. Filing ↗machine: t333 · r3 · c29 · span 1371801–1371811 |
| 2 | Section 01, Brian DelGhiaccio | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 80. As printed: 4,129,694. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c29 · span 1384610–1384619 |
| 3 | Section 01, Gregg Brummer | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 80. As printed: 3,586,420. Filing ↗machine: r18 · c29 · span 1410256–1410265 |
| 4 | Section 01, Catharine Ellingsen | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 80. As printed: 3,174,667. Filing ↗machine: r23 · c29 · span 1423914–1423923 |
| 5 | Section 01, Brian Bales | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 80. As printed: 2,552,495. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c29 · span 1397391–1397400 |
| 6 | Section 03, Jon Vander Ark RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t345 · r3 · c49 · span 1498245–1498254 |
| 7 | Section 03, Brian DelGhiaccio RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t345 · r6 · c49 · span 1514423–1514430 |
| 8 | Section 03, Jon Vander Ark PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t345 · r4 · c33 · span 1502039–1502045 |
| 9 | Section 03, Brian Bales PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t345 · r10 · c33 · span 1534097–1534102 |
| 10 | Section 03, Gregg Brummer PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t345 · r13 · c33 · span 1550561–1550566 |
| 11 | Section 03, Catharine Ellingsen PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t345 · r16 · c33 · span 1566736–1566741 |
| 12 | Section 03, Catharine Ellingsen RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t345 · r15 · c49 · span 1562944–1562951 |
| 13 | Section 03, Brian Bales RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t345 · r9 · c49 · span 1530325–1530332 |
| 14 | Section 03, Gregg Brummer RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t345 · r12 · c49 · span 1546794–1546801 |
| 15 | Section 03, Brian DelGhiaccio PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t345 · r7 · c33 · span 1518190–1518195 |
| 16 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 186 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 08, Manny Kadre | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 510,104. Filing ↗machine: t199 · r9 · c14 · span 796616–796696 |
| 18 | Section 08, Jennifer M. Kirk | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 356,354. Filing ↗machine: t199 · r11 · c14 · span 799518–799598 |
| 19 | Section 08, Thomas W. Handley | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 351,354. Filing ↗machine: t199 · r7 · c14 · span 793646–793726 |
| 20 | Section 08, James P. Snee | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 351,354. Filing ↗machine: t199 · r19 · c14 · span 811125–811205 |
| 21 | Section 08, Michael Larson | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 351,354. Filing ↗machine: t199 · r13 · c14 · span 802418–802498 |
| 22 | Section 08, Sandra M. Volpe | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 349,465. Filing ↗machine: t199 · r23 · c14 · span 816982–817062 |
| 23 | Section 08, Norman Thomas Linebarger | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 330,104. Filing ↗machine: t199 · r15 · c14 · span 805328–805408 |
| 24 | Section 08, Michael A. Duffy | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 330,104. Filing ↗machine: t199 · r5 · c14 · span 790743–790823 |
| 25 | Section 08, Brian S. Tyler | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 330,104. Filing ↗machine: t199 · r21 · c14 · span 814025–814105 |
| 26 | Section 08, Meg Reynolds | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 330,104. Filing ↗machine: t199 · r17 · c14 · span 808226–808306 |
| 27 | Section 08, Katharine B. Weymouth | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 330,104. Filing ↗machine: t199 · r25 · c14 · span 819889–819969 |
| 28 | Section 08, Tomago Collins | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 273,566. Filing ↗machine: t199 · r3 · c14 · span 787841–787921 |
| 29 | Section 08, Ian Craig | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 30 | Section 08, Jon Vander Ark | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 31 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-05-11 | 0001060391-26-000215 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.54% (votes for as printed: 266,655,515). Filing ↗ |
| 32 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-05-21 | 0001060391-25-000177 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.58% (votes for as printed: 269,210,638). Filing ↗ |
| 33 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-05-28 | 0001060391-24-000220 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.21% (votes for as printed: 274,002,683). Filing ↗ |
| 34 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 35 | 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).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 36 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 1,432,823 + equity 2,761,248 + all other 0 = 4,194,071, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 4,194,071 |
| 37 | Republic Services (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-24 | 0001193125-26-121796 | CEO total compensation as printed in Republic Services's own proxy. As printed: 14,857,016. Filing ↗machine: t333 · r3 · c29 · span 1371801–1371811 |
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