As Pay Continues to Rise, Stakeholders Continue to Demand Greater Transparency

Executive and board pay practices continue to face scrutiny from shareholders, investors, and employees seeking greater transparency. With new pay versus performance rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2022, companies are now required to more clearly show how their executive pay programs tie to the company’s financial performance. Organizations must strike a balance between aligning compensation with shareholder value creation metrics while at the same time attracting and retaining talent for key senior leadership roles.

The BDO 600 examines compensation plans and pay levels of 600 mid-market public companies — a unique feature, as most compensation studies focus on much larger companies. The study is broken into two reports, CEO and CFO Compensation and Board Director Compensation, and includes comparisons by company size and industry.

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CEO and CFO Compensation

Despite the struggles that many organizations faced over the last several years — global disruption, talent shortages, turnover, supply chain issues, technology disruption, and the resultant economic volatility — companies have continued to increase pay packages, though the increases were significantly smaller than what we reported last year. According to our study, in fiscal year 2022:

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Board Director Compensation

In today's business landscape, board members are tasked to understand, process, and provide guidance on highly complex issues. Companies are under pressure to find highly informed board members who can provide valuable insight and guidance to chart a path to success. These increasing demands are reflected in the increases in pay. According to our study, in fiscal year 2022:

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Methodology

These reports focus on pay levels as reported in 2023 proxies, which include data between April 2022 and March 2023. While a snapshot in time, The BDO 600 Study can be a useful benchmarking resource to compare compensation practices to public companies in a similar industry and size range. For private companies planning to go public, these studies provide insight into the structure of public company executive compensation packages, which can vary greatly from that of a private company.

Looking for private company benchmarking data?
Read BDO's 2023 Private Company Executive Compensation Survey Insights Report