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ABM Industries Executive Compensation (FY25)

ABM · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Scott Salmirs
Median of the other named officers
$2,238,280
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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March 25, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Scott Salmirs: $8,686,980 → $9,111,185 (4.9% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.9% → 95.6% (2.3 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is ABM Industries' chief executive and what were they paid?
Scott Salmirs was paid $9,111,185 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $8,686,980 reported for fiscal 2024, Salmirs' total was 4.9% higher.
What was ABM Industries' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held March 25, 2026.
Which companies are in ABM Industries' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Aramark, ArcBest Corporation, BrightView Holdings, Inc., C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. and Cintas Corporation, among others.
What is ABM Industries' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 219:1, against median employee compensation of $41,638.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Salmirs
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rene Jacobsen
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Earl Ellis
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joshua Feinberg
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Salmirs
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Rene Jacobsen
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Earl Ellis
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joshua Feinberg
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Andrea Newborn
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Salmirs
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joshua Feinberg
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Rene Jacobsen
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Earl Ellis
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andrea Newborn
Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Raúl Valentín
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Salmirs
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Earl R. Ellis
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Rene Jacobsen
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Raul Valentin
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sean Mahoney
Executive Vice President and President, Sales and Marketing
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Orr
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
David OrrRSU◇——◇——◇
David OrrRSU◇——◇——◇
David OrrPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David OrrPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Earl R. EllisRSU◇——◇——◇
Earl R. EllisPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Raul ValentinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Raul ValentinRSU◇——◇——◇
Rene JacobsenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rene JacobsenRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott SalmirsRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott SalmirsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sean MahoneyRSU◇——◇——◇
Sean MahoneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
David OrrRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Sean MahoneyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Raul ValentinRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Rene JacobsenRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Earl R. EllisPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Scott SalmirsPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
David Orr
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Raul Valentin
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Rene Jacobsen
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Scott Salmirs
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Sean Mahoney
Executive Vice President and President, Sales and Marketing · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Sudhakar Kesavan
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Quincy L. Allen
◇◇———◇◇
Thomas M. Gartland
◇◇———◇◇
Art A. Garcia
◇◇———◇◇
Winifred M. Webb
◇◇———◇◇
Jill M. Golder
◇◇———◇◇
LeighAnne G. Baker
◇◇———◇◇
James D. DeVries
◇◇———◇◇
Donald F. Colleran
◇◇———◇◇
Carol A. Clements
◇◇———◇◇
Barry A. Hytinen
◇—————◇
Scott Salmirs served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Aramark ARMK
  • ArcBest Corporation ARCB
  • BrightView Holdings, Inc. BV
  • C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. CHRW
  • Cintas Corporation CTAS
  • Clean Harbors, Inc. CLH
  • Comfort Systems USA, Inc. FIX
  • Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. CWK
  • EMCOR Group, Inc. EME
  • Insperity, Inc. NSP
  • Iron Mountain Incorporated IRM
  • J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. JBHT
  • Kelly Services, Inc. KELYA
  • Republic Services, Inc. RSG
  • Robert Half Inc. RHI
  • Stericycle, Inc. SRCL
  • The Brink's Company BCO
  • United Rentals, Inc. URI
  • Waste Connections, Inc. WCN
  • Werner Enterprises, Inc. WERN

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025March 25, 2026=◇◇◇
2024March 26, 2025=◇◇◇
2023March 27, 2024=◇◇◇
2022March 22, 2023=◇◇◇
2021March 23, 2022=◇◇◇
2020March 24, 2021=◇◇◇
2019March 26, 2020=◇◇◇
2018March 27, 2019=◇◇◇
2017March 7, 2018=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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324 figures on this page: 315 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
315 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-123385
  2. 0001193125-26-050152
    2025 Non-Employee Director Compensation Table · 2025, 2024 and 2023 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · and 2 more sections
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  4. 0000950170-25-020776
    2024, 2023 and 2022 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000950170-24-037283
  6. 0000950170-24-015764
    2023, 2022 and 2021 Summary Compensation Table
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  8. 0000950170-23-002477
    Summary Compensation Table
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  10. 0001104659-21-042414
  11. 0001104659-20-039488
  12. 0001144204-19-016635
  13. 0001144204-18-013607
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers ABM Industries discloses

The companies named in ABM's own disclosed peer group.

AramarkArcBest CorporationBrightView Holdings, Inc.C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.Cintas CorporationClean Harbors, Inc.Comfort Systems USA, Inc.Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.EMCOR Group, Inc.Insperity, Inc.Iron Mountain IncorporatedJ.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.Kelly Services, Inc.Republic Services, Inc.Robert Half Inc.Stericycle, Inc.The Brink's CompanyUnited Rentals, Inc.Waste Connections, Inc.Werner Enterprises, Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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