M. Keith Waddell is President and Chief Executive Officer of Robert Half Inc. (RHI). The company reported total compensation of $6,073,178 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $500,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $4,532,948 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $839,330 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $200,900 |
| Total | $6,073,178 |
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 Robert Half Inc. filed April 10, 2026, accession 0000315213-26-000010.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | $0 | $4,532,948 | $0 | $839,330 | $0 | $200,900 | $6,073,178 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | $0 | $4,533,044 | $0 | $1,377,582 | $0 | $281,637 | $6,692,263 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | — | $4,533,044 | — | $2,058,492 | — | $383,774 | $7,475,310 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | $0 | $4,533,089 | $0 | $3,053,905 | — | $533,086 | $8,620,080 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | $0 | $4,533,052 | $0 | $2,776,945 | — | $491,542 | $8,301,539 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Robert Half Inc..
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| M. Keith Waddell this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $6,073,178 |
| Paul Gentzkow | President and Chief Executive Officer, Talent Solutions | $5,227,181 |
| Joseph Tarantino | President and Chief Executive Officer, Protiviti | $4,152,248 |
| Michael Buckley | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $2,414,190 |
| Harold Messmer, Jr. | Chairman of the Board | $1,529,060 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Robert Half Inc. compensation brief.
M. Keith Waddell's compensation sits inside Robert Half Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.