DLH Holdings (DLHC) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Zachary C. Parker, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.1M in 2025, down 13% from $2.4M the year before.

Filed
January 28, 2026
Annual meeting
March 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$2.1M-13% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
51%$1.1M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$750,000Increased 3.4% from fiscal 2024
CFO Base Salary
$525,000Increased 5.0% from fiscal 2024
CEO Stock Awards
$1,079,282Recognized compensation expense
CFO Stock Awards
$302,198Recognized compensation expense
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$270,266Performance bonus earned
CFO Non-Equity Incentive
$198,646Performance bonus earned

How Parker was paid

$2.1M 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.

Salary35%Stock awards51%Non-equity incentive13%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Zachary C. ParkerPresident and Chief Executive Officer$2,122,468
Kathryn M. JohnBullChief Financial Officer$1,048,863

What changed and why

  • $2.1MZachary C. Parker received a total compensation of $2,122,468 for fiscal 2025, down from $2,437,099 in fiscal 2024.
  • 3.4%Base salary for the CEO increased 3.4% to $750,000 for fiscal 2025.
  • $1MChief Financial Officer Kathryn M. JohnBull received a total compensation of $1,048,863 for fiscal 2025.
  • $1.1MStock awards for the CEO were valued at $1,079,282 based on applicable accounting expense recognition rules.
  • $270KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $270,266 for fiscal 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.