Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin Salary and Compensation - APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. CEO Salary 2025

In fiscal year 2025, Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin, President and Chief Executive Officer of APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI), received total compensation of $4.8 million.

Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin's compensation breakdown includes: base salary of $829K, stock awards valued at $2.8 million, non-equity incentive compensation of $1.0 million, and other compensation of $94K.

Compared to fiscal year 2024, Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin's total compensation increased 29% from $3.7 million to $4.8 million.

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC. (AAOI) Executive Pay 2025

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.'s top 5 named executive officers received combined total compensation of $11.4 million in fiscal year 2025.

The named executive officers disclosed in APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.'s 2025 proxy statement are:Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin (President and Chief Executive Officer) with total compensation of $4.8 million, Stefan J. Murry (Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer) with total compensation of $2.1 million, Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang (Senior Vice President and North America General Manager) with total compensation of $1.7 million, Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh (Senior Vice President and Asia General Manager) with total compensation of $1.6 million, and David C. Kuo (Senior Vice President Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary) with total compensation of $1.2 million.