How Wallace was paid
$30M in total for fiscal Year 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.
Named executive officers
| Executive | Salary | Stock | Incentive | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard WallacePresident & Chief Executive Officer | $1,285,385 | $23,473,887 | $5,132,789 | $62,415 | $29,954,476 |
| Bren HigginsExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $792,692 | $6,664,196 | $1,992,990 | $43,631 | $9,493,509 |
| Ahmad KhanPresident, Semiconductor Products and Customers | $792,692 | $6,664,196 | $1,992,990 | $36,492 | $9,486,370 |
| Brian LorigExecutive Vice President, KLA Global Services | $614,038 | $4,227,288 | $1,156,440 | $21,929 | $6,019,695 |
| Mary Beth WilkinsonExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | $560,000 | $2,088,778 | $779,727 | $35,092 | $3,463,597 |
What changed and why
- $25.1M29,954,476: CEO total compensation increased from $25,104,584 in fiscal 2025.
- 23,473,887: CEO stock awards represented the largest component of fiscal 2026 compensation.
- $3.7M5,132,789: CEO non-equity incentive compensation increased from $3,704,317 in fiscal 2025.
- $99,696300:1: CEO pay ratio, based on median employee compensation of $99,696.
- 100%55th percentile: Annual PRSUs earn 100% of target shares at this Relative Free Cash Flow Margin performance.
- 200%200%: Annual PRSUs can earn up to twice the target number of shares at or above the 80th percentile.
Other KLA proxy statements
- 2025 proxy statement
Richard Wallace paid $25.1M (+10% on the year), pay ratio 257:1.
Filed Sep 23, 2025
About this page
The figures were read out of the DEF 14A proxy statement on EDGAR by a language model and every number was then checked against the filing text; a figure that could not be found there is left out rather than shown. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the filing for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.