Cleanspark (CLSK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

S. Matthew Schultz, CEO & Chairman, was paid $44.9M in 2025, up 223% from $13.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 492:1, on median employee pay of $91,263.

Filed
January 22, 2026
Annual meeting
March 3, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$44.9M+223% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
492:1median $91,263
CEO pay in equity
83%$37.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
76%of votes cast
Bitcoin Mined
7,87311% increase from prior year
Operational Megawatt Capacity
1,027 MWAcross 33 mining locations
CEO Target Bonus
200%Percentage of base salary
Total Employees
312As of September 30, 2025

How Schultz was paid

$44.9M 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.

Salary2%Bonus12%Stock awards83%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
S. Matthew SchultzCEO & Chairman$44,901,507
Gary A. VecchiarelliCFO & President$16,144,711
Scott E. GarrisonCDO & EVP$11,643,834
Taylor MonnigCTO/COO$11,643,857
Zachary K. BradfordFormer CEO & President$48,754,996

What changed and why

  • $44.9MCEO total compensation increased to $44,901,507 following his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in August 2025.
  • $766.3MRevenue from Bitcoin mining activities increased by 102% to $766.3 million during fiscal year 2025.
  • Stock awards comprised the largest component of executive compensation through time-based and performance-based RSUs.
  • $24.7MFormer CEO Zachary K. Bradford received $24,663,920 in all other compensation related to his separation.
  • 76%Stockholders approved the say-on-pay proposal with approximately 76% support at the prior annual meeting.

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.