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Republic Services Executive Compensation (FY25)

RSG · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jon Vander Ark
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 7, 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 — Jon Vander Ark: $12,977,475 → $14,857,016 (14.5% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.6% → 96.5% (0.1 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Republic Services' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jon Vander Ark, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $14,857,016 in fiscal 2025. Vander Ark's total was 14.5% higher than the $12,977,475 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Republic Services' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.5% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
What is Republic Services' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 186:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $79,734.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jon Vander Ark
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Brian DelGhiaccio
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Bales
Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gregg Brummer
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jon Vander Ark
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gregg Brummer
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jon Vander Ark
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian DelGhiaccio
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gregg Brummer
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Catharine Ellingsen
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brian Bales
Executive Vice President, Chief Development 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
Brian A. BalesPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Brian A. BalesRSU◇——◇——◇
Brian M. DelGhiaccioRSU◇——◇——◇
Brian M. DelGhiaccioPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Catharine D. EllingsenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Catharine D. EllingsenRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregg K. BrummerRSU◇——◇——◇
Gregg K. BrummerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jon Vander ArkRSU◇——◇——◇
Jon Vander ArkPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Gregg BrummerRSU◇◇——
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Brian BalesRSU◇◇——
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Catharine EllingsenPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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Jon Vander ArkPSU◇◇——
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Brian DelGhiaccioRSU◇◇——
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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
Jennifer M. Kirk
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James P. Snee
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Michael Larson
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Thomas W. Handley
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Sandra M. Volpe
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Brian S. Tyler
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Michael A. Duffy
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Norman Thomas Linebarger
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Meg Reynolds
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Katharine B. Weymouth
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Tomago Collins
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Jon Vander Ark, Manny Kadre and Ian Craig 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.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 7, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 19, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 12, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 16, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 21, 2021=◇◇◇

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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217 figures on this page: 211 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
211 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001060391-26-000215
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-121796
    2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IN 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · and 1 more section
  3. 0001060391-25-000177
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-25-074643
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001060391-24-000220
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-24-090790
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-146984
  8. 0001193125-22-154026
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001060391-21-000025
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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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