Applied Optoelectronics: Pay

Applied Optoelectronics paid its 5 named executives $11.4M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin was paid $4.8M of that.

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $410
CEO pay is from each proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Pay of each named executive

Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) LinPresident and Chief Executive Officer
FY2025 (Dec)
FY2024 (Dec)
FY2023 (Dec)
FY2022 (Dec)
FY2021 (Dec)
5 years
Stefan J. MurryChief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer
FY2025 (Dec)
FY2024 (Dec)
FY2023 (Dec)
FY2022 (Dec)
FY2021 (Dec)
5 years
Hung-Lun (Fred) ChangSenior Vice President and North America General Manager
FY2025 (Dec)
FY2024 (Dec)
FY2022 (Dec)
FY2021 (Dec)
4 years
Shu-Hua (Joshua) YehSenior Vice President and Asia General Manager
FY2025 (Dec)
FY2024 (Dec)
FY2023 (Dec)
FY2022 (Dec)
FY2021 (Dec)
5 years
David C. KuoSenior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
FY2025 (Dec)
FY2024 (Dec)
FY2023 (Dec)
FY2022 (Dec)
FY2021 (Dec)
5 years

CEO pay against the pay peers

In FY2024 (Dec), the median CEO pay of the 8 peers with pay on file was $5.6M. CEO pay of Applied Optoelectronics for that year is not on file.

  1. 1Harmonic
  2. 2OneSpan
  3. 3Semtech
  4. 4A10 Networks
  5. 5Photronics
  6. 6ADTRAN Holdings
  7. 7Alpha & Omega Semiconductor
  8. 8Digi International
  9. 9Applied OptoelectronicsNot disclosed
  10. 10ACM Research, Inc.Not disclosed
  11. 11Aviat Networks, Inc.Not disclosed
  12. 12CEVA, Inc.Not disclosed
  13. 13Clearfield, Inc.Not disclosed
  14. 14Cohu, Inc.Not disclosed
  15. 15Comtech Telecommunications Corp.Not disclosed
  16. 16NetgearNot disclosed
  17. 17Ribbon CommunicationsNot disclosed
  18. 18SkyWater Technology, Inc.Not disclosed
  19. 19Vishay Precision GroupNot disclosed
  20. 20XperiNot disclosed

Pay of each named executive comes from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy statement. Realized pay adds the value of options used and stock that vested. CEO pay of each peer comes from its own Pay versus Performance table.