AtriCure (ATRC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael H. Carrel, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.2M in 2025, down 17% from $11.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 64:1, on median employee pay of $144,309.

Filed
April 6, 2026
Annual meeting
May 18, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$9.2M-17% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
64:1median $144,309
CEO pay in equity
78%$7.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
79%of votes cast
CEO Stock Awards
$7,203,478Granted in 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$1,171,703Earned for 2025 performance
Median Employee Pay
$144,309Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
64:1Compared to median employee

How Carrel was paid

$9.2M 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.

Salary9%Stock awards78%Non-equity incentive13%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael H. CarrelPresident and Chief Executive Officer$9,217,620
Angela L. WirickChief Financial Officer$3,574,913
Douglas J. SeithChief Operating Officer$3,949,983
Salvatore PriviteraChief Technical Officer$2,713,986
Justin J. NozneskyChief Marketing and Strategy Officer$2,449,880

What changed and why

  • $11.1MCEO total compensation decreased from $11,070,400 in 2024 to $9,217,620 in 2025.
  • Stock awards represent the majority of executive compensation through RSAs and PSAs.
  • No stock option awards were granted to any named executive officers in 2025.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio is 64:1 for 2025.
  • 78.9%At last year's meeting, 78.9% of votes cast approved the say-on-pay proposal.

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.