Amphastar Pharmaceuticals (AMPH) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jack Yongfeng Zhang, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Scientific Officer and Director, was paid $8.3M in 2025, up 7% from $7.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 135:1, on median employee pay of $61,658.

Filed
April 13, 2026
Annual meeting
June 1, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$8.3M+7% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
135:1median $61,658
CEO pay in equity
79%$6.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$656,000Target non-equity incentive
Say-on-Pay Support
95%Prior year support
Median Employee Pay
$61,658Annual total compensation

How Zhang was paid

$8.3M 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.

Salary11%Bonus4%Stock awards40%Option awards40%Non-equity incentive4%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jack Yongfeng ZhangChief Executive Officer, President, Chief Scientific Officer and Director$8,309,350
William J. PetersChief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Finance, Treasurer, President of International Medication Systems, Limited, and Director$3,238,682
Mary Ziping LuoChief Operating Officer, Chief Scientist and Chairman$4,031,078
Rong ZhouSenior Executive Vice President of Production and President of Amphastar Nanjing Pharmaceuticals, Co., Ltd$2,542,634
Jacob LiawatidewiExecutive Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Executive Vice President of Corporate Administration Center and President of Amphastar France Pharmaceuticals, S.A.S.$2,037,856

What changed and why

  • $8.3MCEO total compensation increased to $8,309,350 in fiscal 2025.
  • Stock and option awards represented the largest portion of CEO pay.
  • 95%Stockholders approved the previous say-on-pay resolution with approximately 95% support.
  • $61,658The median employee annual total compensation was $61,658.
  • The estimated ratio of CEO to median employee pay was 135 to 1.

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.