Companies Natural Gas Services Group
Natural Gas Services (NGS): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $2,284,275FY2024
- $2,968,713FY2025
CEO total pay was $2,968,713 in fiscal 2025, up from $2,284,275 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $581,250 · bonus $0 · stock awards $1,631,862 · option awards $0
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jacobs | $581,250 | $0 | $1,631,862 | $0 | $711,706 | $0 | $43,895 | $2,968,713 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Brian Tucker | 333,333 | 0 | 452,863 | 0 | 250,000 | 0 | 42,135 | 1,078,331 |
| Former President and Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Ian Eckert | 415,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 381,107 | 0 | 32,225 | 828,332 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jacobs | $2,968,713 | $2,284,275 | — | ↑ +684,438 |
| Brian Tucker | 1,078,331 | 1,225,254 | 253,653 | ↓ −146,923 |
| Ian Eckert | 828,332 | 739,493 | — | ↑ +88,839 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The Company utilizes a pay for performance model that directly links executive compensation with results supporting its business strategy and shareholder value. The program balances short- and long-term objectives with a significant emphasis on performance-based compensation, aiming to be simple, transparent, and aligned with shareholder interests.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FW Cook) |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jacobs | RSU | 2025-03-13 | — | — | 35,087 | — | $778,581 |
| Justin Jacobs | PSU | 2025-03-13 | 15,210 | 30,420 | — | 60,840 | 853,281 |
| Brian Tucker | PSU | 2025-03-13 | 4,507 | 9,014 | — | 18,028 | 252,843 |
| Brian Tucker | RSU | 2025-03-13 | — | — | 9,014 | — | 200,021 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jacobs | $778,581 | $853,281 | $0 | 52.3% |
| Brian Tucker | 200,021 | 252,843 | 0 | 55.8% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Eckert | RSU | 5,063 | — | $170,370 |
| Ian Eckert | RSU | 7,595 | — | 255,572 |
| Justin Jacobs | RSU | 20,921 | — | 703,992 |
| Justin Jacobs | RSU | 30,420 | — | 1,023,633 |
| Justin Jacobs | RSU | 35,087 | — | 1,180,678 |
| Justin Jacobs | RSU | 37,876 | — | 1,274,527 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen C. TaylorNot independent | $95,000 | $110,019 | — | — | $57,391 | $262,410 |
| Donald J. TringaliIndependent · Board Chair · Lead Independent Director · Compensation · Nominating and Governance (Chair) | 101,250 | 110,019 | — | — | 0 | 211,269 |
| Jean K. HolleyIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Safety and Sustainability | 75,000 | 110,019 | — | — | 0 | 185,019 |
| Nigel J. JenveyIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Governance · Safety and Sustainability (Chair) | 75,000 | 110,019 | — | — | 0 | 185,019 |
| Georganne HodgesIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating and Governance | 75,000 | 110,019 | — | — | 0 | 185,019 |
| J. Anthony Gallegos JrIndependent · Audit · Safety and Sustainability · Newly elected | 45,000 | 129,591 | — | — | 0 | 174,591 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $60,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $110,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 / 15,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $4 |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $466,250 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $679,686 |
| All other compensation | $57,391 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,203,327 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Natural Gas Services as a peer
Companies that benchmark against NGS
3 companies name NGS as a compensation peer
- BROADWIND, INC.BWENFY2025
- GRAHAM CORPGHMFY2026
- Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc.PPIHFY2026
Each company listed discloses NGS in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named NGS in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Peer reciprocity
Of the companies Natural Gas Services Group names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.
Reciprocity shown where the peer’s own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer’s filing. A dash means the peer’s current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Natural Gas Services Group.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy Services of America Corp. | 2025 | Shyam P. Kambeyanda | $1,074,175 | $6,754,615 | $1,415,023 | $0 | $9,695,542 |
| 2 | NPK International Inc. | 2025 | Matthew Lanigan | 754,000 | 4,058,537 | 0 | 3,339,632 | 8,196,160 |
| 3 | Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. | 2025 | Neal Lux | 717,769 | 4,232,105 | 0 | 1,196,463 | 6,163,337 |
| 4 | DMC Global Inc. | 2025 | James O’Leary | 654,231 | 3,699,992 | 0 | 1,233,304 | 5,615,614 |
| 5 | Tetra Technologies, Inc. | 2025 | Brady Murphy | 735,000 | 1,325,333 | 0 | 3,061,825 | 5,133,908 |
| 6 | Oil States International, Inc. | 2025 | Cindy Taylor | 925,000 | 2,400,003 | 0 | 1,654,244 | 5,079,386 |
| 7 | Ranger Energy Services, Inc. | 2025 | Stuart Bodden | 639,423 | 2,534,702 | 0 | 0 | 3,722,785 |
| 8 | Natural Gas Services Group | 2025 | Justin Jacobs | 581,250 | 1,631,862 | 0 | 711,706 | 2,968,713 |
| 9 | Seacor Marine Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | John Gellert | 600,000 | 1,360,322 | 0 | 0 | 2,724,322 |
| 10 | Prime Energy Resources Corp. | 2025 | Koti Vadlamudi | 115,385 | 900,104 | 0 | 0 | 2,176,941 |
| 11 | Nine Energy Service, Inc. | 2024 | Ann Fox | 726,923 | 612,860 | 0 | 577,160 | 2,022,618 |
| 12 | NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | Ryan Hummer | 470,833 | 707,034 | 0 | 688,991 | 1,893,018 |
| 13 | KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. | 2025 | Christopher Baker | 638,820 | 761,935 | 0 | 291,110 | 1,715,996 |
| 14 | Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. | 2025 | Phil Lancaster | 191,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324,639 |
| — | Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Drilling Tools International Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Incentive design against the same peers
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Gas Services Group | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FW Cook) |
| DMC Global Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | not disclosed | Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC |
| Drilling Tools International Corp. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Energy Services of America Corp. | not disclosed | not disclosed | No | Meridian |
| Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 100 | not disclosed | F.W. Cook |
| Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 100 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Mercer LLC |
| Nine Energy Service, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | No | Compensation Advisory Partners |
| NPK International Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PRSU 50 | not disclosed | Zayla Partners, LLC |
| Oil States International, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PRSU 25 · Cash Performance Award 25 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Prime Energy Resources Corp. | 190% | PSU 65 · RSU 35 | No | Meridian Compensation Partners |
| Ranger Energy Services, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Consultants, LLC |
| Seacor Marine Holdings, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Tetra Technologies, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · LTIP Units 50 | not disclosed | Pay Governance LLC |
Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-10 | 8,576,391 | 560,762 | 201,904 | 93.86% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-05 | 8,090,928 | 1,331,487 | 391,237 | 85.87% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-13 | 4,930,130 | 3,642,059 | 770,260 | 57.51% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-06-15 | 6,159,016 | 2,320,725 | 832,266 | 72.63% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-06-16 | 4,390,135 | 4,709,361 | 958,981 | 48.25% | Failed |
| 2021 | 2021-06-17 | 2,328,819 | 6,720,519 | 2,007,516 | 25.73% | Failed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-10 | 93.86%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-05 | 85.87%b |
| 2024 | 2024-06-13 | 57.51%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation ("Say on Pay" Vote) -- Majority of votes cast | Abstentions: Under Colorado law (under which the Company is incorporated), abstentions are counted as shares present and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting, and therefore counted as present for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present, but they are not counted as shares cast and will therefore have no effect on the outcome of the vote.”.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 46 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $70,002 |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (46 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Justin Jacobs. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 37. As printed: 2,968,713. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Brian Tucker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 37. As printed: 1,078,331. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Ian Eckert. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Compensation Tables” · page 37. As printed: 828,332. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Justin Jacobs RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Justin Jacobs PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Brian Tucker PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Brian Tucker RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2021-04-30. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 46 : 1. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Stephen C. Taylor. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,410. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Donald J. Tringali. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 211,269. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Jean K. Holley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 185,019. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Nigel J. Jenvey. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 185,019. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Georganne Hodges. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 185,019. View filing ↗
- Section 08, J. Anthony Gallegos Jr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 174,591. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-06-11. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.86% (votes for as printed: 8,576,391). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-09. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 85.87% (votes for as printed: 8,090,928). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-18. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 57.51% (votes for as printed: 4,930,130). View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 466,250 + equity 679,686 + all other 57,391 = 1,203,327, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Energy Services of America Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Energy Services of America Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,695,542. View filing ↗
- NPK International Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in NPK International Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,196,160. View filing ↗
- Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,163,337. View filing ↗
- DMC Global Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in DMC Global Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,615,614. View filing ↗
- Tetra Technologies, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Tetra Technologies, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,133,908. View filing ↗
- Oil States International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Oil States International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,079,386. View filing ↗
- Ranger Energy Services, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Ranger Energy Services, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,722,785. View filing ↗
- Natural Gas Services Group (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Natural Gas Services Group's own proxy. As printed: 2,968,713. View filing ↗
- Seacor Marine Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-16. CEO total compensation as printed in Seacor Marine Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,724,322. View filing ↗
- Prime Energy Resources Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Prime Energy Resources Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,176,941. View filing ↗
- Nine Energy Service, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-03-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Nine Energy Service, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,022,618. View filing ↗
- NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,893,018. View filing ↗
- KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,715,996. View filing ↗
- Mammoth Energy Services, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-05-15. CEO total compensation as printed in Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 324,639. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Nine Energy Service, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Nine Energy Service, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Prime Energy Resources Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Prime Energy Resources Corp.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, DMC Global Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. DMC Global Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Energy Services of America Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Energy Services of America Corp.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, NPK International Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. NPK International Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Oil States International, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Oil States International, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Ranger Energy Services, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Ranger Energy Services, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, TETRA Technologies, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. TETRA Technologies, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Natural Gas Services Group. View filing ↗