Northern Oil & Gas (NOG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Nicholas O’Grady, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.6M in 2025, down 31% from $8.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 25:1, on median employee pay of $221,354.

Filed
April 10, 2026
Annual meeting
May 21, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$5.6M-31% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
25:1median $221,354
CEO pay in equity
50%$2.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
90%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$5,602,413For fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
25.3:1Compared to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$221,354Annual total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
90%Prior year approval

How O’Grady was paid

$5.6M 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.

Salary17%Stock awards50%Non-equity incentive29%All other compensation4%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Nicholas O’GradyChief Executive Officer$5,602,413
Adam DirlamPresident$2,999,041
Chad AllenChief Financial Officer$2,025,774
James EvansChief Technical Officer$1,885,161
Erik RomsloChief Legal Officer & Secretary$1,648,346

What changed and why

  • $5.6MChief executive officer total compensation decreased to $5,602,413 in 2025 from $8,070,289 in 2024.
  • 9%Total production increased by 9% in 2025 despite a challenging commodity price environment.
  • $230MOver $230 million was returned to stockholders in dividends and stock repurchases during 2025.
  • 90%Stockholders approved the 2024 executive compensation program with approximately 90% support.

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.