Arcadia Biosciences (RKDA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Thomas J. Schaefer, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $469,001 in 2025, down 6% from $499,477 the year before.

Filed
August 10, 2026
Annual meeting
September 10, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$469,001-6% vs prior year
CEO bonus
$169,000Discretionary 2025 payment
CEO salary
$260,000
CEO option awards
$40,001
Former CFO total
$218,4252025 compensation
Former CFO salary
$178,424

How Schaefer was paid

$469,001 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.

Salary55%Bonus36%Option awards9%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Thomas J. SchaeferPresident and Chief Executive Officer$469,001
Mark KawakamiFormer Chief Financial Officer$218,425

What changed and why

  • $469K$469,001 was the CEO’s 2025 total compensation, compared with $499,477 in 2024.
  • $169K$169,000 was the CEO’s 2025 discretionary bonus, while no Executive Incentive Bonus Plan bonuses were paid.
  • $40,001$40,001 in option awards was reported for both named executive officers in 2025.
  • $218K$218,425 was former CFO Mark Kawakami’s 2025 total compensation.
  • September 12, 2025 was the effective date of Kawakami’s resignation as officer and employee.
  • Four-year vesting applied to the 12,500-share options granted to each executive in 2025.

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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.