Illumina (ILMN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jacob Thaysen, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11M in fiscal 2025, down 26% from $14.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 97:1, on median employee pay of $113,021.

Filed
April 9, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$11M-26% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
97:1median $113,021
CEO pay in equity
80%$8.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
91%of votes cast
CEO Target Incentive Percentage
150%Increased from 125 percent in 2025
VCP Funding Achievement
77%Based on revenue and operating income goals
Say-on-Pay Support
91%At the 2025 annual meeting

How Thaysen was paid

$11M in total for fiscal 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 awards80%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jacob ThaysenChief Executive Officer$11,018,895
Ankur DhingraChief Financial Officer$4,078,071
Steve BarnardChief Technology Officer$3,480,152
Kevin PegelsChief of Global Operations$3,180,020
Everett CunninghamFormer Chief Commercial Officer$4,087,101

What changed and why

  • Management recommended suspending salary increases and reducing equity grants due to abrupt financial headwinds early in fiscal 2025.
  • 91%Stockholders approved the prior say-on-pay proposal with 91 percent support at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • 125%CEO target annual cash incentive percentage increased from 125 percent to 150 percent of base salary in 2025.
  • 77%Annual VCP funding achieved a below-target level of 77 percent based on revenue and operating income performance.
  • Salary increases and equity grant amounts were fully restored to previously established levels for fiscal 2026.

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.