Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Kyle W. Gano, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, was paid $13.4M in 2025, up 58% from $8.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 49:1, on median employee pay of $273,341.

Filed
April 15, 2026
Annual meeting
May 27, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$13.4M+58% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
49:1median $273,341
CEO pay in equity
86%$11.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CEO Salary
$920,000
CEO Bonus
$966,000
CEO Stock Awards
$5,750,023
CEO Option Awards
$5,750,006

How Ph.D. was paid

$13.4M 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.

Salary7%Bonus7%Stock awards43%Option awards43%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Kyle W. Gano, Ph.D.Chief Executive Officer$13,448,935
Matthew C. AbernethyChief Financial Officer$6,311,912
Eric BenevichChief Commercial Officer$5,888,947
Sanjay Keswani, M.D.Chief Medical Officer$9,007,803
Jude Onyia, Ph.D.Chief Scientific Officer$7,410,769
Eiry W. Roberts, M.D.Strategic Advisor$6,073,032

What changed and why

  • $13.4MCEO total compensation increased to $13,448,935 in fiscal 2025 following promotion and performance adjustments.
  • $9MDr. Sanjay Keswani joined as Chief Medical Officer in June 2025 with an initial total compensation of $9,007,803.
  • Executive compensation program relies heavily on long-term equity incentives including stock options, RSUs, and PRSUs.
  • Amended and restated employment agreements were implemented for executive officers in February 2025 to align with the Executive Severance Plan.
  • 99%Stockholders previously approved the executive compensation program with approximately 99% support at the 2023 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.