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NuVasive (NUVA): executive pay, fiscal 2022

Free brief. Every figure links to the company’s own filing.

NuVasive no longer files a proxy statement; its last pay data is FY2022.

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CEO total pay$8,077,095CEO J. Christopher Barry · source
Say-on-pay support52.2%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers38th pct.Of 16 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio118:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $4,819,006FY2020
  • $7,632,250FY2021
  • $8,077,095FY2022

CEO total pay was $8,077,095 in fiscal 2022, up from $7,632,250 in fiscal 2021.

FY2022: salary $896,635 · bonus $0 · stock awards $5,000,093 · option awards $0

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at NuVasive in fiscal 2022?
As disclosed, J. Christopher Barry (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at NuVasive in fiscal 2022, with total compensation of $8,077,095.
How does NuVasive's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, J. Christopher Barry's total compensation ranked at the 38th percentile of NuVasive's disclosed peer group.
What is NuVasive's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, NuVasive's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 118:1.
How did shareholders vote on NuVasive's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 52.2% of shareholders supported NuVasive's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does NuVasive spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2022?
As disclosed, NuVasive reported total board compensation of $2,290,048 for fiscal 2022.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
J. Christopher Barry$896,635$0$5,000,093$0$2,157,750$0$22,617$8,077,095
Chief Executive Officer
Matthew Harbaugh548,04801,600,0870804,200018,1802,970,515
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Massimo Calafiore329,32701,200,09200019,2191,548,638
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
Nathaniel Sisitsky414,0000700,0170409,052019,7921,542,861
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Dale Wolf402,8430700,0170360,168019,5851,482,613
Senior Vice President, Global Operations
Michael Farrington327,11550,000400,1030239,129010,2161,026,563
Senior Vice President, People and Culture

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 officerFY2022 totalFY2021 totalFY2020 totalΔ FY2021→2022
J. Christopher Barry$8,077,095$7,632,250$4,819,006↑ +444,845
Matthew Harbaugh2,970,5152,589,4772,316,613↑ +381,038
Massimo Calafiore1,548,6381,900,3641,430,547↓ −351,726
Nathaniel Sisitsky1,542,8611,513,0061,119,976↑ +29,855
Dale Wolf1,482,6131,379,263—↑ +103,350
Michael Farrington1,026,563———

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's executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate and retain talented executives who drive the Company's success and enable long-term stockholder value creation by profitably growing the business, linking a significant portion of target compensation to performance-based results, and aligning compensation with both short- and long-term Company performance goals.

CEO STI target (% of salary)125%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2022

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Matthew HarbaughPSU2022-03-014914,677—29,354$800,043
Dale WolfPSU2022-03-01216,421—12,842350,009
Michael FarringtonPSU2022-03-01123,670—7,340200,052
J. Christopher BarryRSU2022-03-01——45,864—2,500,047
J. Christopher BarryPSU2022-03-0115345,864—91,7282,500,047
Massimo CalafiorePSU2022-03-013711,008—22,016600,046
Nathaniel SisitskyPSU2022-03-01216,421—12,842350,009
Massimo CalafioreRSU2022-03-01——11,008—600,046
Michael FarringtonRSU2022-03-01——3,670—200,052
Matthew HarbaughRSU2022-03-01——14,677—800,043
Nathaniel SisitskyRSU2022-03-01——6,421—350,009
Dale WolfRSU2022-03-01——6,421—350,009

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Matthew Harbaugh$800,043$800,043$050.0%
Dale Wolf350,009350,009050.0%
Michael Farrington200,052200,052050.0%
J. Christopher Barry2,500,0472,500,047050.0%
Massimo Calafiore600,046600,046050.0%
Nathaniel Sisitsky350,009350,009050.0%

% 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 2022

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Michael FarringtonPSU6,574—$271,112
Michael FarringtonRSU10,745—443,124
Dale WolfPSU14,397—593,732
Nathaniel SisitskyPSU14,981—617,816
Dale WolfRSU16,683—688,007
Nathaniel SisitskyRSU17,647—727,762
Matthew HarbaughPSU34,183—1,409,707
Matthew HarbaughRSU41,564—1,714,099
J. Christopher BarryPSU101,205—4,173,694
J. Christopher BarryRSU118,347—4,880,630
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Daniel J. WoltermanIndependent · Board Chair · Compensation (Chair)$215,000$190,006——$0$405,006
Vickie L. CappsIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Nominating90,000190,006——0280,006
Leslie V. NorwalkIndependent · Audit · Nominating (Chair)80,000190,006——0270,006
Siddhartha C. KadiaIndependent · Nominating70,000190,006——0260,006
John A. DeFordIndependent · Nominating70,000190,006——0260,006
R. Scott HuennekensIndependent · Audit70,000190,006——0260,006
Amy Belt RaimundoIndependent · Compensation70,000190,006——0260,006
Robert F. FrielIndependent · Compensation70,000190,006——0260,006
Donald J. RosenbergIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY35,0000——035,000

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$70,000
Annual equity retainer$190,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 20,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline5x annual cash retainer ($350,000)

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2022
Cash retainers and fees$770,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,520,048
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$2,290,048

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names NuVasive as a peer

Companies that benchmark against NUVA

1 company names NUVA as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name NUVA as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2022

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

Peer reciprocity

The companies NuVasive names as compensation peers that name it back in their own disclosed peer groups.

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.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Masimo Corporation2025Catherine Szyman$850,048$16,388,693$1,399,998$1,130,000$19,797,140
2ResMed, Inc.2026Michael Farrell1,272,8959,749,4683,249,9071,738,85716,201,649
3Merit Medical Systems Inc.2025Fred Lampropoulos1,890,0009,313,60601,882,89413,755,143
4Haemonetics Corporation2026Christopher Simon1,100,0087,561,9871,504,9681,834,25012,044,701
5Steris Plc2026Daniel Carestio1,095,7074,333,9514,334,2511,725,00711,508,522
6Nevro Corp.2023Kevin Thornal515,62510,080,1730402,75011,453,548
7QuidelOrtho Corporation2025Brian Blaser1,000,0008,965,82201,274,50011,255,782
8Avanos Medical, Inc.2025David Pacitti751,7057,000,00001,148,6679,469,803
9Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp2025Mojdeh Poul1,009,6165,219,8682,250,011174,5639,375,551
10Integer Holdings Corp2025Joseph Dziedzic1,235,0005,999,95101,323,7668,671,332
11NuVasive2022J. Christopher Barry896,6355,000,09302,157,7508,077,095
12LivaNova PLC2025Vladimir Makatsaria956,1154,303,0921,374,9991,287,6568,047,217
13Dexcom, Inc.2025Jacob Leach768,9625,936,06201,164,7807,985,960
14Conmed Corporation2025Patrick Beyer891,1002,499,9712,499,9771,129,4697,634,873
15Orthofix Medical, Inc.2025Massimo Calafiore848,3224,499,9881,500,009445,5797,310,039
16ICU Medical, Inc.2025Vivek Jain775,0004,500,02301,162,5006,452,042
17Globus Medical, Inc.2025Keith Pfeil479,46702,982,347783,0004,400,159

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

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
NuVasive75%RSU 50 · PRSU 50NoFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Avanos Medical, Inc.139%PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Options 25NoMeridian Compensation Partners
Conmed Corporation126.8%Options 50 · PSU 50Yes — rTSRCompensia, Inc.
Dexcom, Inc.not disclosednot disclosedYes — Relative TSR Performance MetricAon Hewitt Consulting Company
Globus Medical, Inc.102%Options 100not disclosedFW Cook
Haemonetics Corporation133.4%PSU 60 · RSU 20 · Options 20Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR)Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
ICU Medical, Inc.150%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoCompensia
Integer Holdings Corp85.75%PSU 66 · RSU 34Yes — Relative TSR versus peer groupFW Cook
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp40%PSU 50 · Options 25 · RSU 25NoWTW
LivaNova PLC122.4%PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Options 25NoPearl Meyer
Masimo Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedFW Cook
Merit Medical Systems Inc.124.53%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR)Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Nevro Corp.53.7%not disclosedNoAon
Orthofix Medical, Inc.47.7%PSU 50 · Option 25 · RSU 25NoMeridian
QuidelOrtho Corporationnot disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Compensia
ResMed, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 25 · Options 25Yes — Relative TSRFW Cook
Steris Plc125.1%Option 50 · Restricted Stock 50not disclosedFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.

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 yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20232023-06-0923,280,24321,316,81925,36152.2%Passed
20222022-05-1141,289,8591,553,26653,24496.37%Passed
20212021-05-1844,840,5991,012,10245,24697.79%Passed
20192019-05-0940,178,4863,666,595341,86590.93%Passed
20182018-05-0338,884,3474,413,595232,60489.33%Passed
20172017-05-1840,303,2503,834,58497,25291.11%Passed

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 yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20232023-06-0952.2%a
20222022-05-1196.37%b
20212021-05-1897.79%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Proposal 3—Annual "Say-on-Pay" Vote -- Majority of Votes Cast”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Proposal 3—Annual "Say-on-Pay" Vote -- Majority of Votes Cast”.

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)118 : 1
CEO total compensation$8,077,095
Median employee compensation$68,396
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (52 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, J. Christopher Barry. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “2022 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 8,077,095. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Matthew Harbaugh. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “2022 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,970,515. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Massimo Calafiore. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “2022 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,548,638. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Nathaniel Sisitsky. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “2022 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,542,861. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Dale Wolf. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “2022 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,482,613. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Michael Farrington. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “2022 Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,026,563. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Matthew Harbaugh PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2022” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Dale Wolf PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2022” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Michael Farrington PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2022” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, J. Christopher Barry RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2022” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, J. Christopher Barry PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2022” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Massimo Calafiore PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2022” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Nathaniel Sisitsky PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2022” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Massimo Calafiore RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2022” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Michael Farrington RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2022” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Matthew Harbaugh RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2022” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Nathaniel Sisitsky RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2022” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Dale Wolf RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards for 2022” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 118 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Daniel J. Wolterman. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 405,006. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Vickie L. Capps. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 280,006. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Leslie V. Norwalk. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 270,006. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Siddhartha C. Kadia. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,006. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, John A. DeFord. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,006. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, R. Scott Huennekens. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,006. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Amy Belt Raimundo. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,006. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Robert F. Friel. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 260,006. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Donald J. Rosenberg. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 35,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-06-09. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 52.2% (votes for as printed: 23,280,243). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2022 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2022-05-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.37% (votes for as printed: 41,289,859). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2021 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2021-05-19. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.79% (votes for as printed: 44,840,599). 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 770,000 + equity 1,520,048 + all other 0 = 2,290,048, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Masimo Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. 10-K/A, filed 2026-05-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Masimo Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 19,797,140. View filing ↗
  • ResMed, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-01. CEO total compensation as printed in ResMed, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 16,201,649. View filing ↗
  • Merit Medical Systems Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Merit Medical Systems Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,755,143. View filing ↗
  • Haemonetics Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Haemonetics Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 12,044,701. View filing ↗
  • Steris Plc, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Steris Plc's own proxy. As printed: 11,508,522. View filing ↗
  • Nevro Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Nevro Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,453,548. View filing ↗
  • QuidelOrtho Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. CEO total compensation as printed in QuidelOrtho Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 11,255,782. View filing ↗
  • Avanos Medical, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Avanos Medical, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,469,803. View filing ↗
  • Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp's own proxy. As printed: 9,375,551. View filing ↗
  • Integer Holdings Corp, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Integer Holdings Corp's own proxy. As printed: 8,671,332. View filing ↗
  • NuVasive (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2023-05-08. CEO total compensation as printed in NuVasive's own proxy. As printed: 8,077,095. View filing ↗
  • LivaNova PLC, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in LivaNova PLC's own proxy. As printed: 8,047,217. View filing ↗
  • Dexcom, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. CEO total compensation as printed in Dexcom, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,985,960. View filing ↗
  • Conmed Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. CEO total compensation as printed in Conmed Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 7,634,873. View filing ↗
  • Orthofix Medical, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Orthofix Medical, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,310,039. View filing ↗
  • ICU Medical, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in ICU Medical, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,452,042. View filing ↗
  • Globus Medical, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Globus Medical, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,400,159. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Nevro Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Nevro Corp. names NuVasive in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗