Oshkosh (OSK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

John C. Pfeifer, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $12.9M in 2025, up 3% from $12.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 166:1, on median employee pay of $77,869.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$12.9M+3% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
166:1median $77,869
CEO pay in equity
77%$10M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO total compensation
$12.9M2025 total compensation
CEO pay ratio
166:1Ratio to median employee
Say-on-pay support
92.8%Prior year advisory vote
Median employee pay
$77,8692025 annual total

How Pfeifer was paid

$12.9M 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.

Salary10%Stock awards77%Non-equity incentive10%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
John C. PfeiferPresident and Chief Executive Officer$12,935,995
Matthew A. FieldExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$3,083,980
Michael E. PackExecutive Vice President and President, Vocational Segment$3,421,596
Mahesh NarangExecutive Vice President and President, Access Segment$2,930,406
Ignacio A. CortinaExecutive Vice President and Chief Legal & Administrative Officer and Secretary$2,789,552

What changed and why

  • $12.9MJohn C. Pfeifer received total compensation of $12,935,995 in 2025, reflecting an increase from the prior year.
  • 92.8%Shareholders strongly supported executive compensation with 92.8% of votes cast in favor at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • The company utilized consolidated and segment adjusted operating income and free cash flow conversion for annual cash incentives.
  • Relative total shareholder return and relative ROIC were maintained as performance measures for long-term incentive performance share awards.
  • Sustainability measures were discontinued from the long-term incentive plan for 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.