Company: PAYX
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-191789
Chunk: 71

Company: PAYCHEX INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 71
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.S.jurisdictions and our CEO, for fiscal 2025; and (C) the ratio of the CEO total annual compensation to the median of the total annual compensation of all other employees, excluding employees of certain non-U.S.jurisdictions and our CEO:

| Mr. Gibson, our CEO, total annual compensation (A)                                                               |     | $ | 8,807,411 |
| Median employee total annual compensation, excluding employees of certain non-U.S. jurisdictions and our CEO (B) |     | $ |    70,003 |
| Ratio of CEO to median employee compensation (C)                                                                 |     |   |     126:1 |

Paychex, Inc. 2025 Proxy Statement •60

| NEO Compensation |

**Pay Versus Performance**

In accordance with rules adopted by the SEC, we provide the following disclosure regarding executive compensation for our principal executive officers (“PEO”) and Non-PEO NEOs and Company performance for the fiscal years listed below.

| Fiscal 
 Year   
 (a)    |     |      |     | Summary Compensation 
 Table Total for PEO  
 Gibson(1)            
 (b)                  |   |           |     | Mucci(1) 
 (b)      |   |            |     | Compensation Actually 
 Paid to PEO           
 Gibson(1)(3)          
 (c)                   |   |            |     | Mucci(1)(3) 
 (c)         |   |            |   |     | AverageSummary                           
 CompensationTable TotalforNon-PEONEOs(2) 
 (d)                                      
 TotalShareholderReturn                   
 (f)                                      |   |           |     | Average                                      
 CompensationActually PaidtoNon-PEONEOs(2)(3) 
 (e)                                          
 Peer GroupTotalShareholderReturn(4)          
 (g)                                          |   |           |     | Value of Initial Fixed $100Investment Based On: |   |        |     |   |        |     | NetIncome(in millions)(h) |   |       |     | OperatingIncome,                      
 Net ofCertainItems(5)(in millions)(i) |   |       |
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