Ultra Clean Holdings (UCTT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

James Xiao, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6M in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 169:1, on median employee pay of $29,361.

Filed
April 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 22, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$6M2025
CEO to median employee
169:1median $29,361
CEO pay in equity
83%$5M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$5,984,360For newly appointed CEO James Xiao
Median Employee Pay
$29,361Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
169:1Ratio to median employee
CEO Sign-on Bonus
$600,000Subject to repayment within 12 months
CFO Total Compensation
$2,336,458For Sheri L. Savage

How Xiao was paid

$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.

Salary3%Bonus10%Stock awards83%Non-equity incentive3%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
James XiaoChief Executive Officer$5,984,360
Clarence L. GrangerFormer Interim Chief Executive Officer$1,498,673
James P. ScholhamerFormer Chief Executive Officer & Director$2,729,501
Sheri L. SavageChief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Finance$2,336,458
Christopher S. CookChief Business Officer$3,589,106
Harjinder BajwaChief Operating Officer$2,373,448
Jeffrey L. McKibbenChief Information Officer$1,344,964

What changed and why

  • $6MJames Xiao was appointed Chief Executive Officer in September 2025 with a total compensation of $5,984,360.
  • $2.7MJames Scholhamer stepped down as Chief Executive Officer, receiving total compensation of $2,729,501 for 2025.
  • $2.3MSheri L. Savage received total compensation of $2,336,458 as Chief Financial Officer.
  • Christopher S. Cook was promoted to Chief Business Officer in August 2025.
  • The pay ratio of the CEO to the median employee was 169 to 1.

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.