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Fiscal year 2024

Ajei Gopal — FY2024 total compensation $32,810,655

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.

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Fiscal year 2024 compensation

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.

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History — every fiscal year held

Fiscal yearRoleSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
FY2024President and Chief Executive Officer$850,000$0$29,379,507$0$2,550,000$0$31,148$32,810,655
FY2023President and Chief Executive Officer$850,000$0$21,312,677$0$2,402,483$0$68,631$24,633,791
FY2022President 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..

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Peer context

Peer-group chief executive median$24,291,917
Difference from that median$8,518,738
Percentile within the disclosed peer group88th
Peers with a disclosed figure17

Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group ANSYS, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.

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The other named executive officers of ANSYS, Inc.

Named executive officerRoleFY2024 total
Ajei Gopal this pagePresident and Chief Executive Officer$32,810,655
Shane EmswilerSenior Vice President, Products$8,206,812
Walt HearnSenior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Customer Excellence$7,019,212
Janet LeeSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$5,906,660
Rachel PylesChief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance$5,035,339
Nicole AnasenesFormer 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.

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The company page

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.

The ANSYS, Inc. (ANSS) compensation brief