Todd Nelson is President & Chief Executive Officer of PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp (PRDO). The company reported total compensation of $5,473,723 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $835,192 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,287,577 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,125,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $225,954 |
| Total | $5,473,723 |
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 PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp filed April 9, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-149814.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $835,192 | $0 | $2,287,577 | $0 | $2,125,000 | $0 | $225,954 | $5,473,723 |
| FY2024 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $800,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,351,513 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $0 | $74,247 | $6,725,760 |
| FY2023 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $712,500 | $0 | $2,004,036 | $0 | $1,781,250 | $0 | $6,600 | $4,504,386 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,106,436 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $367,287 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 70th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 10 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp compensation brief.
Todd Nelson's compensation sits inside PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.