Pulse Biosciences (PLSE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Paul A. LaViolette, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman, was paid $7.4M in 2025.

Filed
May 11, 2026
Annual meeting
June 11, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$7.4M2025
CEO target bonus
70%Of annual base salary
CEO option maximum
$16,239,000Maximum potential grant value
CFO option maximum
$2,625,375Maximum potential grant value
CEO current base salary
$725,000Annual base salary
CEO option award
$6,717,960Reported grant-date fair value

How LaViolette was paid

$7.4M 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.

Salary10%Option awards90%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Paul A. LaVioletteChief Executive Officer and Co-Chairman$7,427,899
Jon SkinnerChief Financial Officer$2,843,000
Darrin R. UeckerChief Technology Officer and Director$869,889
Kevin P. DanahyFormer Chief Commercial Officer$854,577
Burke T. BarrettFormer Chief Executive Officer and Former Director—
Mitchell E. LevinsonFormer Chief Strategy Officer and Former Director—

What changed and why

  • $7.4M$7,427,899: CEO total compensation included a $6,717,960 option award.
  • $16.2M$16,239,000: Maximum potential value of the CEO’s option award at grant.
  • 70%70%: CEO annual target bonus as a percentage of annual base salary.
  • $725K$725,000: CEO’s current annual base salary under his employment agreement.
  • $2.8M$2,843,000: CFO total compensation included a $2,419,035 option award and $56,000 bonus.
  • 2025: CEO and CFO received market-based and performance-based option awards.

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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.