CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Equinix EQIX
CEO: Adaire Fox-Martin · Data Center REITs · 13,500 employees
Adaire Fox-Martin, CEO of Equinix (EQIX), earned $10.0M in total compensation in 2025. Equinix receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of C (60/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 142:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 88.3%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +21.9%.
How Equinix CEO Pay Compares
Adaire Fox-Martin's $10.0M total compensation is 0% below the Data Center REITs industry median of $10.0M. The 142:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 11% higher than the industry average of 128:1.
Equinix (EQIX) disclosed $10.0M in CEO compensation for Adaire Fox-Martin. The package is structured for retention plus performance alignment, with equity awards taking the largest share.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio runs 142x. Lower ratios typically reflect companies with higher-paid workforces (financial services, technology, professional services) where the median worker pay denominator is itself substantial. Performance has been positive over the three-year window: TSR of 21.9% alongside 8.8% revenue growth. Compensation packages tied to relative TSR or absolute return benchmarks would have vested at or near target levels with this performance profile.
Shareholders supported the compensation package at 88% on the most recent say-on-pay vote. Solid support without overwhelming endorsement is the typical pattern for established public companies with conventional compensation programs. Equinix operates in Data Center REITs with 13,500 employees and $8.6B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $80.0B. Pay comparisons across companies require controlling for these structural factors — a $20M package at a $10B-revenue tech company reads differently than the same package at a $1B-revenue industrial.
Source: SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A proxy statements for Equinix (EQIX).
Compensation Breakdown
Adaire Fox-Martin's $10.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $996K in base salary, $5.0M in stock awards, $1.2M in option awards, and $1.5M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $996K | - | $5.0M | $1.2M | $1.5M | $1.1M | $10.0M |
| 2024 | $924K | - | $4.6M | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.0M | $9.2M |
| 2023 | $815K | - | $4.1M | $978K | $1.2M | $897K | $8.2M |
| 2022 | $808K | - | $4.0M | $970K | $1.2M | $889K | $8.1M |
All compensation data is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR. The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.
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Adaire Fox-Martin, CEO of Equinix (EQIX), earns $10.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
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Adaire Fox-Martin, CEO of Equinix (EQIX), earns $10.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Equinix has a Pay-for-Performance Score of C (60/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +21.9%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 88.3% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Equinix is 142:1. The median worker at Equinix earns $70K per year, while CEO Adaire Fox-Martin earns $10.0M in total compensation.
Equinix employs approximately 13,500 people. The company operates in the Data Center REITs industry within the Real Estate sector, generating $8.6B in annual revenue.