Ajei Gopal is President and Chief Executive Officer of ANSYS, Inc. (ANSS). The company reported total compensation of $32,810,655 for fiscal year 2024.
| Salary | $850,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $29,379,507 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,550,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $31,148 |
| Total | $32,810,655 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure ANSYS, Inc. filed April 29, 2025, accession 0001104659-25-041176.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $850,000 | $0 | $29,379,507 | $0 | $2,550,000 | $0 | $31,148 | $32,810,655 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $850,000 | $0 | $21,312,677 | $0 | $2,402,483 | $0 | $68,631 | $24,633,791 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $843,750 | $312,609 | $18,915,491 | $0 | $1,771,876 | $0 | $28,772 | $21,872,498 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for ANSYS, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $24,291,917 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $8,518,738 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 88th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group ANSYS, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ajei Gopal this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $32,810,655 |
| Shane Emswiler | Senior Vice President, Products | $8,206,812 |
| Walt Hearn | Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Customer Excellence | $7,019,212 |
| Janet Lee | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $5,906,660 |
| Rachel Pyles | Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance | $5,035,339 |
| Nicole Anasenes | Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $1,983,755 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2024, and what it reported for each. See the full ANSYS, Inc. compensation brief.
Ajei Gopal's compensation sits inside ANSYS, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.