AEHR Test Systems (AEHR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Gayn Erickson, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $3.2M in fiscal 2026, down 6% from $3.4M the year before.

Filed
September 9, 2026
Annual meeting
October 19, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$3.2M-6% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
82%$2.7M in awards
CFO total compensation
$1,324,096
Salamone total compensation
$1,054,500
CEO compensation actually paid
$22,404,627Includes required equity adjustments
Non-PEO compensation actually paid
$5,655,602Average for Siu and Salamone
Fiscal 2026 TSR investment value
$280Based on an initial $100 investment
Fiscal 2026 net loss
$(7,126)Thousands

How Erickson was paid

$3.2M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary15%Stock awards82%Non-equity incentive1%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Gayn EricksonPresident and Chief Executive Officer$3,226,098
Chris P. SiuExecutive Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer$1,324,096
Alberto SalamoneExecutive Vice President of Packaged Level Burn-In Business$1,054,500

What changed and why

  • $3.2M$3,226,098 CEO total compensation was lower than $3,426,204 in fiscal 2025.
  • $2.7M$2,655,012 in CEO stock awards represented the largest component of fiscal 2026 reported compensation.
  • $2.2M$2,200,008 was the CEO’s fiscal 2026 performance-based RSU value at maximum achievement.
  • Certain fiscal 2026 performance-based RSUs were cancelled because performance conditions were not met.
  • $22.4M$22,404,627 was compensation actually paid to the CEO after required equity-value adjustments.
  • $280$280 was the value of a $100 fixed investment based on fiscal 2026 total shareholder return.

Other AEHR Test Systems proxy statements

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.