Chad Abraham is Chairman and CEO of Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR). The company reported total compensation of $11,030,039 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $650,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,735,355 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $6,165,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $479,684 |
| Total | $11,030,039 |
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 Piper Sandler Companies filed April 9, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-041101.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman and CEO | $650,000 | $0 | $3,735,355 | $0 | $6,165,000 | $0 | $479,684 | $11,030,039 |
| FY2024 | Chairman and CEO | $650,000 | $4,565,000 | $2,587,779 | $0 | — | $0 | $623,963 | $8,426,742 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $650,000 | $3,162,500 | $3,307,681 | $3,503,250 | $0 | $0 | $568,018 | $11,191,449 |
| FY2022 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $650,000 | — | $6,160,411 | — | $4,042,500 | — | $329,290 | $11,182,201 |
| FY2021 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $633,333 | $3,250,000 | $4,058,333 | $4,058,333 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,000,000 |
| FY2020 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $283,333 | $2,750,000 | $2,214,000 | $1,978,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,225,333 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Piper Sandler Companies.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $13,723,452 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,693,413 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 36th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 11 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Piper Sandler Companies discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Chad Abraham this page | Chairman and CEO | $11,030,039 |
| Jonathan Doyle | Vice Chairman and Head of Financial Services | $6,133,859 |
| James Baker | Global Co-Head of Investment Banking and Capital Markets | $5,652,344 |
| Michael Dillahunt | Global Co-Head of Investment Banking and Capital Markets | $5,647,817 |
| Katherine Clune | CFO | $3,449,939 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Piper Sandler Companies compensation brief.
Chad Abraham's compensation sits inside Piper Sandler Companies's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.