Adaptive Biotechnologies (ADPT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Chad Robins, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, was paid $9.1M in 2025, up 83% from $5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 47:1, on median employee pay of $194,620.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9.1M+83% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
47:1median $194,620
CEO pay in equity
85%$7.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
Say-on-Pay support
98.8%Previous shareholder vote support
CEO 2025 Total Pay
$9.1MIncludes stock awards and non-equity incentive
Total U.S. Employees
628Employee population considered for median pay

How Robins was paid

$9.1M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary8%Stock awards85%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Chad RobinsChief Executive Officer and Chairman$9,081,690
Kyle PiskelChief Financial Officer$3,310,729
Susan BobulskyChief Commercial Officer, MRD$3,547,558
Harlan Robins, PhDChief Scientific Officer$8,509,575
Julie RubinsteinPresident and Chief Operating Officer$4,603,995

What changed and why

  • $9.1MChad Robins received a total compensation of $9,081,690 in 2025, representing an increase from $4,973,301 in 2024.
  • Adaptive Biotechnologies adjusted its pay philosophy to generally target the market median for executive compensation elements.
  • The company diligently managed burn rate by pursuing a flat-share grant approach for the executive team.
  • Performance stock units were granted to key executive officers with a three-year performance period.
  • Corporate performance objectives captured achieving quarterly adjusted EBITDA profitability in the MRD business in 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.