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Kelly Services Executive Compensation (FY25)

KELYA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Christopher Layden
Median of the other named officers
$1,296,579
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 7, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 4, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 13, 2026
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Chief executive of record: Peter Quigley → Christopher Layden
CEO pay ratio: 368:1 → 512:1 (39.1% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Kelly Services' chief executive and what were they paid?
Christopher Layden, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $5,207,696 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Kelly Services' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 100.0% support at the meeting held May 7, 2026.
Which companies are in Kelly Services' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Adecco Group AG, AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., ASGN Inc., Barrett Business Services, Inc. and Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., among others.
What is Kelly Services' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 512:1, against median employee compensation of $11,526.

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
Peter Quigley
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Olivier Thirot
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dinette Koolhaas
Senior Vice President and President International
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vanessa Williams
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Darren Simons
Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Peter Quigley
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vanessa Williams
Executive Vice President General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Troy Anderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Peter Quigley
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dinette Koolhaas
Former Senior Vice President and President International
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Olivier Thirot
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vanessa Williams
Executive Vice President General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Daniel Malan
Senior Vice President and President Science, Engineering, and Technology
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nicola Soares
Senior Vice President and President Education
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Layden
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇——◇
Peter Quigley
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Troy Anderson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Tammy Browning
Senior Vice President and Group President Enterprise Talent Management
◇—◇———◇◇
Vanessa Williams
Executive Vice President General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Nicola Soares
Senior Vice President and President Education
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Christopher D. LaydenRSU◇——◇——◇
Nicola M. SoaresPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Nicola M. SoaresRSU◇——◇——◇
Peter W. QuigleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Peter W. QuigleyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Tammy L. BrowningPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Tammy L. BrowningRSU◇——◇——◇
Tammy L. BrowningRSU◇——◇——◇
Troy R. AndersonRSU◇——◇——◇
Troy R. AndersonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Vanessa P. WilliamsRSU◇——◇——◇
Vanessa P. WilliamsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022 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
Christopher LaydenRSU◇◇——
Peter QuigleyPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Troy AndersonRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Tammy BrowningRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Vanessa WilliamsRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Nicola SoaresRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Terrence B. Larkin
Board chair
◇◇————◇
George S. Corona
◇◇————◇
Amala Duggirala
◇◇————◇
Leslie A. Murphy
◇◇————◇
InaMarie F. Johnson
◇◇————◇
Robert S. Cubbin
◇◇————◇
Gerald S. Adolph
◇◇————◇
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 cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Class A Common Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Adecco Group AG symbol not shown
  • AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. HCSG
  • ASGN Inc. EFOR
  • Barrett Business Services, Inc. BBSI
  • Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. HSII
  • Insperity, Inc. NSP
  • Kforce Inc. KFRC
  • ManpowerGroup Inc. MAN
  • Randstad NV symbol not shown
  • Robert Half International Inc. RHI
  • TrueBlue, Inc. TBI

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 7, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 8, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 9, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 17, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 18, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 19, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 6, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 8, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 9, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 10, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 11, 2016=◇◇—

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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Citations

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271 figures on this page: 260 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
260 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-221663
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-152858
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End 2025 · and 1 more section
  3. 0001193125-25-116900
  4. 0001193125-25-080159
    Summary Compensation Table 2024
  5. 0001193125-24-137799
  6. 0001193125-23-148954
  7. 0001193125-23-102867
    Summary Compensation Table 2022
  8. 0001193125-22-155677
  9. 0001193125-21-166690
  10. 0000055135-20-000015
  11. 0000055135-19-000017
  12. 0001193125-18-160917
  13. 0001193125-17-168426
  14. 0000055135-16-000101
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Business Services rankings

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Peers Kelly Services discloses

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

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.ASGN Inc.Barrett Business Services, Inc.Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.Insperity, Inc.Kforce Inc.ManpowerGroup Inc.Robert Half International Inc.TrueBlue, 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
BibTeX
@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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