Dushyant Sharma is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Paymentus Holdings, Inc. (PAY). The company reported total compensation of $35,629,806 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $371,315 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $169,354 |
| Stock awards | $34,232,000 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $846,768 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $10,369 |
| Total | $35,629,806 |
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 Paymentus Holdings, Inc. filed April 22, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-170573.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $371,315 | $169,354 | $34,232,000 | $0 | $846,768 | $0 | $10,369 | $35,629,806 |
| FY2024 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $358,551 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $834,485 | $0 | $16,174 | $1,209,210 |
| FY2023 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $350,000 | $757,350 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $13,838 | $1,121,188 |
| FY2022 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $350,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $257,000 | — | $690 | $607,690 |
| FY2021 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $350,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | — | $675,000 | — | $690 | $2,025,690 |
| FY2020 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $350,000 | $0 | — | — | $700,000 | — | $690 | $1,050,690 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Paymentus Holdings, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $10,751,300 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $24,878,506 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 99th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 16 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Paymentus Holdings, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Dushyant Sharma this page | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | $35,629,806 |
| Sanjay Kalra | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,296,385 |
| Gerasimos Portocalis | Chief Commercial Officer | $3,078,124 |
| Andrew Gerber | Former General Counsel and Secretary | $1,188,246 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Paymentus Holdings, Inc. compensation brief.
Dushyant Sharma's compensation sits inside Paymentus Holdings, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.