Nelnet (NNI) CEO pay: $2.5M actually paid in FY2025
$NNI · NELNET INCData through FY2025 — latest proxy filed 2026-04-02, checked for new filings 2026-08-21. Every number links to its source.
0.6× the tracked-company median CEO pay ($3.9M).
Pay vs. Performance (Compensation Actually Paid)
What the CEO was actually paid, by fiscal year
What $100 invested was worth, company vs peer group
Pay-vs-Performance table
| FY | CEO pay on paper | CEO pay actually earned | Other top execs (avg) | Value of $100 invested since FY2020 | Same, peer group since FY2020 | Net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.2M | $2.5M | $2.4M | $197.18 | $203.47 | $428.5M |
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.8M | $194.61 | $173.90 | $184.0M |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.6M | $159.00 | $133.20 | $89.8M |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $1.9M | $161.65 | $118.77 | $406.9M |
| 2021 | $2.7M | $3.0M | $2.5M | $172.04 | $132.75 | $393.3M |
| 2020 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $124.04 | $98.31 | $352.4M |
Frequently asked
How much did the NNI CEO make in 2025?
$2,537,979 in Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) as NELNET INC's CEO (the filing reports this year's PEO pay without tagging which named executive it belongs to), updated 2026-04-02.
What is pay vs. performance (PvP)?
An SEC disclosure (Item 402(v), required since FY2022) linking named-executive pay to company total shareholder return (TSR) over up to 5 years.
What is Compensation Actually Paid (CAP)?
CAP starts from the Summary Compensation Table total and adjusts equity awards to fair value as of each year-end/vesting date, rather than grant-date value — see the glossary entry for the full walk-through.
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