Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Joseph A. Cutillo, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $8.4M in 2025, down 50% from $16.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 100:1, on median employee pay of $84,161.

Filed
March 25, 2026
Annual meeting
May 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$8.4M-50% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
100:1median $84,161
CEO pay in equity
56%$4.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO At-Risk Compensation
84%Short-term and long-term incentives combined
CEO PSU Allocation
60%Of annual LTI value
2025 Revenue
$2.49BIncreased 32% year-over-year
2025 Net Income
$290.2MRecord net income

How Cutillo was paid

$8.4M 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.

Salary13%Stock awards56%Non-equity incentive30%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Joseph A. CutilloChief Executive Officer$8,414,685
Ronald A. BallschmiedeFormer Executive Vice President$1,492,280
Daniel P. GovinChief Operating Officer$3,465,500
Nicholas M. GrindstaffChief Financial Officer$1,055,769
Sharon VillaverdeFormer Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer$1,568,110
Mark D. WolfGeneral Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary$1,382,830

What changed and why

  • $2.49BRevenues increased 32% in 2025 to a record $2.49 billion from $1.88 billion in 2024.
  • $290.2MNet income increased to a record $290.2 million in 2025 from $257.5 million in 2024.
  • $8.4MTotal compensation for CEO Joseph A. Cutillo was $8,414,685 in 2025 compared to $16,871,121 in 2024.
  • 60%Performance-based equity accounts for 60% of annual long-term incentive value.
  • 95%Greater than 95% of total votes cast supported the 2025 say-on-pay advisory vote.

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.