M. Keith Waddell compensation by year
ROBERT HALF Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $265,000 | $265,000 | $265,000 | $265,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $4,403,631 | $4,183,097 | $4,183,086 | $4,183,057 | $4,533,052 | $4,533,089 | $4,533,044 | $4,533,044 | $4,532,948 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $2,014,866 | $2,186,279 | $2,427,975 | $2,180,379 | $2,776,945 | $3,053,905 | $2,058,492 | $1,377,582 | $839,330 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $341,980 | $367,692 | $403,946 | $366,807 | $491,542 | $533,086 | $383,774 | $281,637 | $200,900 |
| Total | $7,025,477 | $7,002,068 | $7,280,007 | $6,995,243 | $8,301,539 | $8,620,080 | $7,475,310 | $6,692,263 | $6,073,178 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: ROBERT HALF INC. DEF 14A filed April 10, 2026, accession 0000315213-26-000010, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the ROBERT HALF INC. filed document, accession 0000315213-26-000010. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 10, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 267,236 | $7,258,130 | — |
| RSU | 62,658 | $1,701,791 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in ROBERT HALF INC.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments ROBERT HALF discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and resignation for good reason | $1,495,000 | $8,959,921 | $446,875 | — |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $1,495,000 | $8,959,921 | $446,875 | — |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,495,000 | $8,959,921 | $447,875 | — |
| Retirement | — | $8,959,921 | $418,019 | $11,831,946 |
| Death | — | $8,959,921 | $219,562 | $13,212,936 |
| Disability | — | $8,959,921 | $418,019 | $9,377,940 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in ROBERT HALF INC.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
ROBERT HALF’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| 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 | $1,487,484 |
Board service
ROBERT HALF board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: ROBERT HALF pays directors a $40,000 cash retainer and $279,578 in RSUs. As stated in ROBERT HALF's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
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