Todd Nelson compensation by year
PERDOCEO EDUCATION Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $770,000 | $770,000 | $770,000 | $770,000 | $770,000 | $770,000 | $703,712 | $712,500 | $800,000 | $835,192 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,500,000 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,257,876 | $346,542 | $2,129,444 | $2,777,068 | $2,169,753 | $2,297,832 | $2,043,087 | $2,004,036 | $2,351,513 | $2,287,577 |
| Option awards | $1,025,597 | $520,521 | $844,747 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $1,540,000 | $3,540,000 | $3,449,044 | $3,925,000 | $1,925,000 | $1,925,000 | $1,759,280 | $1,781,250 | $2,000,000 | $2,125,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $9,680 | $9,725 | $5,500 | $5,600 | $5,700 | $5,800 | $6,100 | $6,600 | $74,247 | $225,954 |
| Total | $4,603,153 | $5,186,788 | $7,198,735 | $7,477,668 | $4,870,453 | $4,998,632 | $4,512,179 | $4,504,386 | $6,725,760 | $5,473,723 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp DEF 14A filed April 9, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-149814, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp filed document, accession 0001193125-26-149814. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 9, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 73,140 | $2,145,196 | — |
| PSU | 67,340 | $1,975,082 | — |
| RSU | 50,505 | $1,481,312 | — |
| RSU | 45,880 | $1,345,660 | — |
| PSU | 45,880 | $1,345,660 | — |
| RSU | 36,570 | $1,072,598 | — |
| RSU | 24,533 | $719,553 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
PERDOCEO EDUCATION’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Nelson · this page | President & Chief Executive Officer | $5,473,723 |
| Ashish Ghia | Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | $2,309,516 |
| John Kline | Senior Vice President—American InterContinental University System | $1,562,627 |
| Greg Jansen | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary | $1,498,628 |
| Elise Baskel | Senior Vice President – Colorado Technical University | $1,461,370 |
Board service
PERDOCEO EDUCATION board · FY2021–FY2025| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY2024 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY2022 | $703,712 | $2,043,087 | — | $6,100 | $4,512,179 |
| FY2021 | $770,000 | $2,297,832 | $0 | $5,800 | $4,998,632 |
Each year as the company reported it in PERDOCEO EDUCATION's director compensation table. Totals are the company's own disclosed totals.
How this board is paid
Company policy: PERDOCEO EDUCATION pays directors a $80,000 cash retainer and $140,000 in RSUs. As stated in PERDOCEO EDUCATION's FY2025 proxy.
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