CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Verisign VRSN
CEO: Jim Bidzos · Internet Infrastructure · 1,000 employees
Jim Bidzos, CEO of Verisign (VRSN), earned $8.0M in total compensation in 2025. Verisign receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of B (65/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 62:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 85.5%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +1.8%.
How Verisign CEO Pay Compares
Jim Bidzos's $8.0M total compensation is 0% below the Internet Infrastructure industry median of $8.0M. The 62:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 1% lower than the industry average of 62:1.
Total compensation for Jim Bidzos at Verisign (VRSN) was $8.0M. Mid-cap public-company CEO packages tend to track this pattern — equity-heavy, multi-year vesting, performance-tied.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio runs 62x. 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 muted across the three-year window: 1.8% TSR, 5.3% revenue change. Stagnant performance combined with substantial CEO pay is the classic setup for proxy-advisor opposition on say-on-pay votes.
Say-on-pay support was strong at 85%. The Dodd-Frank-mandated advisory vote on executive compensation passes at most U.S. public companies with comfortable margins; meaningful dissent typically requires either pay-performance misalignment or specific governance concerns. Verisign operates in Internet Infrastructure with 1,000 employees and $1.5B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $20.0B. 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 Verisign (VRSN).
Compensation Breakdown
Jim Bidzos's $8.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $800K in base salary, $4.0M in stock awards, $960K in option awards, and $1.2M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2024 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2023 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
| 2022 | $800K | - | $4.0M | $960K | $1.2M | $880K | $8.0M |
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.
Named Executive Officers
Jim Bidzos, CEO of Verisign (VRSN), earns $8.0M 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Jim Bidzos, CEO of Verisign (VRSN), earns $8.0M 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.
Verisign has a Pay-for-Performance Score of B (65/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +1.8%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 85.5% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Verisign is 62:1. The median worker at Verisign earns $130K per year, while CEO Jim Bidzos earns $8.0M in total compensation.
Verisign employs approximately 1,000 people. The company operates in the Internet Infrastructure industry within the Technology sector, generating $1.5B in annual revenue.