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Kodiak Gas Services (KGS): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$6,568,143CEO Robert McKee · source
Say-on-pay support95.46%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers64th pct.Of 15 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio44:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $4,882,768FY2023
  • $6,136,261FY2024
  • $6,568,143FY2025

CEO total pay was $6,568,143 in fiscal 2025, up from $6,136,261 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $750,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $4,489,726 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Robert McKee (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $6,568,143.
How does Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Robert McKee's total compensation ranked at the 64th percentile of Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.'s disclosed peer group.
What is Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 44:1.
How did shareholders vote on Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.'s executive compensation?
As disclosed, 95.46% of shareholders supported Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.'s executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. reported total board compensation of $1,781,608 for fiscal 2025.

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
Robert McKee$750,000$0$4,489,726$0$1,070,424$0$257,993$6,568,143
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chad Lenamon480,00001,496,5990600,8800114,6052,692,084
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
John Griggs445,00001,496,5990529,2300121,3872,592,216
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Pedro Buhigas435,00001,197,7850547,009089,7572,269,551
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Kelly Battle337,5000630,7590337,5000914,4392,220,198
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary
Cory Roclawski435,0000997,7550547,0090129,6142,109,378
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources 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 officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Robert McKee$6,568,143$6,136,261$4,882,768↑ +431,882
Chad Lenamon2,692,0842,146,3781,935,535↑ +545,706
John Griggs2,592,2162,304,1412,233,155↑ +288,075
Pedro Buhigas2,269,551———
Kelly Battle2,220,198———
Cory Roclawski2,109,378———

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

Our compensation philosophy is designed to support Kodiak's strategic priorities as a leading provider of critical energy infrastructure, including contract compression services focused on large-horsepower units in key U.S. basins like the Permian and Eagle Ford. We aim to attract, motivate, and retain top talent in the competitive midstream and energy services sector by offering a balanced mix of fixed and variable pay that rewards both short-term achievements and long-term value creation.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultant—
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingFalse
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Kelly BattlePSU2025-03-0810,65219,367—36,797$657,510
Kelly BattleRSU2025-03-08——12,911—440,007
Pedro BuhigasRSU2025-03-08——11,738—400,031
John GriggsRSU2025-03-08——17,606—600,013
Chad LenamonPSU2025-03-0814,52526,409—50,177896,586
Robert McKeeRSU2025-03-08——52,817—1,800,003
Cory RoclawskiPSU2025-03-089,68317,606—33,451597,724
Pedro BuhigasRSU2025-12-08——5,443—200,030
Chad LenamonRSU2025-03-08——17,606—600,013
Robert McKeePSU2025-03-0843,57479,226—150,5292,689,723
Pedro BuhigasPSU2025-03-089,68317,606—33,451597,724
Cory RoclawskiRSU2025-03-08——11,738—400,031
John GriggsPSU2025-03-0814,52526,409—50,177896,586

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Kelly Battle$440,007$657,510$059.9%
Pedro Buhigas600,061597,724049.9%
John Griggs600,013896,586059.9%
Chad Lenamon600,013896,586059.9%
Robert McKee1,800,0032,689,723059.9%
Cory Roclawski400,031597,724059.9%

% 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

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Pedro BuhigasRSU45,110—$6,041
Chad LenamonRSU45,110—6,666
Cory RoclawskiRSU45,110—6,875
John GriggsRSU45,110—9,582
Robert McKeeRSU45,110—25,000
Cory RoclawskiRSU45,271—2,180
Pedro BuhigasRSU45,271—2,180
Chad LenamonRSU45,271—6,690
John GriggsRSU45,271—6,822
Pedro BuhigasRSU45,359—7,428
Cory RoclawskiRSU45,359—7,958
Chad LenamonRSU45,359—10,612
John GriggsRSU45,359—13,264
Robert McKeeRSU45,359—42,446
Chad LenamonRSU45,724—6,757
John GriggsRSU45,724—6,890
Cory RoclawskiRSU45,724—11,738
Pedro BuhigasRSU45,724—11,738
Robert McKeeRSU45,724—52,817
Pedro BuhigasRSU45,999—5,443
Pedro BuhigasPSU225,933—21,000
Chad LenamonPSU249,308—48,000
Cory RoclawskiPSU257,125—27,000
Pedro BuhigasPSU277,807—19,221
Cory RoclawskiPSU297,629—20,593
John GriggsPSU358,367—54,000
Chad LenamonPSU396,889—27,457
Cory RoclawskiPSU439,001—46,098
Pedro BuhigasPSU439,001—51,946
John GriggsPSU496,074—34,322
Chad LenamonPSU658,464—97,303
John GriggsPSU658,464—99,220
Robert McKeePSU935,000—518,178
Robert McKeePSU1,587,480—879,783
Robert McKeePSU1,975,356—1,094,744
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Randall J. HoganIndependent · Board Chair · Personnel Compensation$150,000$150,000——$8,534$308,534
Gretchen HollowayIndependent · Audit Risk (Chair)120,000150,000——8,534278,534
Jon-Al DuplantierIndependent · Personnel Compensation · Nominating, Governance Sustainability (Chair)115,000150,000——8,534273,534
Terry Black BonnoIndependent · Personnel Compensation (Chair) · Nominating, Governance Sustainability115,000150,000——8,534273,534
Chris DrumgooleIndependent · Audit Risk100,000150,000——8,534258,534
Margaret C. MontanaIndependent · Audit Risk100,000150,000——8,534258,534
William L. Bullock JrIndependent · Audit & Risk · Personnel & Compensation33,33395,760——1,311130,404
Alex N. DardenIndependent · Nominating, Governance Sustainability00——00
Robert McKeeEmployee director—————0
Nirav ShahIndependent · Departed during FY00——00

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$100,000
Annual equity retainer$150,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guidelineOfficer and Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Guidelines

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$733,333
Equity awards (grant-date value)$995,760
All other compensation$52,515
Total cost of the board$1,781,608

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

Peer group, and who names Kodiak Gas Services as a peer

Companies that benchmark against KGS

5 companies name KGS as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses KGS 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 KGS 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

The companies Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. 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
1Flowserve Corporation2025R. Scott Rowe$1,236,538$7,245,114$0$1,901,250$10,914,232
2DT Midstream, Inc.2025David Slater852,2036,282,37101,839,9389,328,071
3Aris Water Solutions, Inc.2024Amanda Brock732,3086,432,56702,047,5769,233,151
4Archrock, Inc.2025D. Bradley Childers944,2316,037,304—1,985,3639,037,610
5Helmerich Payne, Inc.2025John Lindsay1,179,9095,749,95701,559,0169,010,799
6Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.2025Robert McKee750,0004,489,72601,070,4246,568,143
7ProPetro Holding Corp.2025Samuel Sledge975,0004,391,41001,137,5006,539,712
8Kinetik Holdings Inc.2025Jamie Welch276,9235,140,8410487,5006,156,243
9Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.2025John Turner906,1544,072,930005,508,018
10Antero Midstream Corporation2025Michael Kennedy242,4344,344,8640789,7505,382,718
11Oil States International, Inc.2025Cindy Taylor925,0002,400,00301,654,2445,079,386
12Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.2025Owen Kratz800,0003,838,5190420,0005,067,269
13Kosmos Energy Ltd.2025Andrew Inglis1,196,6813,715,420004,976,958
14Liberty Energy Inc.2025Ron Gusek591,2822,943,85501,057,7184,793,487
15Cactus, Inc.2025Scott Bender450,0001,821,6340222,7882,524,459

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
Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.not disclosedPSU 44 · RSU 29not disclosednot disclosed
Antero Midstream Corporationnot disclosedRSU 75 · PSU 25not disclosedCBIZ Compensation Consulting
Archrock, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 50not disclosedPearl Meyer
Aris Water Solutions, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedCompensation Advisory Partners, LLC and Pay Governance, LLC
Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners LLC
Cactus, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
DT Midstream, Inc.152.62%PSU 70 · RSU 30NoMeridian Compensation Partners LLC
Flowserve Corporation117%not disclosedYes — relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR)F.W. Cook
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.35%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — TSR relative to performance peer groupWTW (Willis Towers Watson)
Helmerich Payne, Inc.109.09%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR)Willis Towers Watson
Kinetik Holdings Inc.65%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — Annualized TSRMeridian Compensation Partners
Kosmos Energy Ltd.not disclosedPSU 67 · RSU 33not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Liberty Energy Inc.not disclosednot disclosedNoCBIZ Inc.
Oil States International, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 25 · Cash Performance Award 25not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners
ProPetro Holding Corp.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedPearl Meyer

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
20262026-05-0771,230,4333,384,253389,37395.46%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
20262026-05-0795.46%a

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

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)44 : 1
CEO total compensation$6,568,143
Median employee compensation$147,711
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (51 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, Robert McKee. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 26. As printed: 6,568,143. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Chad Lenamon. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,692,084. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, John Griggs. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,592,216. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Pedro Buhigas. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,269,551. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Kelly Battle. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,220,198. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Cory Roclawski. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,109,378. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kelly Battle PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kelly Battle RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Pedro Buhigas RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, John Griggs RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Chad Lenamon PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Robert McKee RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Cory Roclawski PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Pedro Buhigas RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Chad Lenamon RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Robert McKee PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Pedro Buhigas PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Cory Roclawski RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, John Griggs PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 44 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Randall J. Hogan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 308,534. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Gretchen Holloway. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 278,534. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jon-Al Duplantier. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 273,534. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Terry Black Bonno. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 273,534. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Chris Drumgoole. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 258,534. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Margaret C. Montana. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 258,534. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, William L. Bullock Jr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 130,404. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Alex N. Darden. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Robert McKee. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Nirav Shah. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-07. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.46% (votes for as printed: 71,230,433). 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 733,333 + equity 995,760 + all other 52,515 = 1,781,608, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Flowserve Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Flowserve Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 10,914,232. View filing ↗
  • DT Midstream, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-26. CEO total compensation as printed in DT Midstream, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,328,071. View filing ↗
  • Aris Water Solutions, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Aris Water Solutions, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,233,151. View filing ↗
  • Archrock, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Archrock, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,037,610. View filing ↗
  • Helmerich Payne, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Helmerich Payne, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,010,799. View filing ↗
  • Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Kodiak Gas Services, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,568,143. View filing ↗
  • ProPetro Holding Corp., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. CEO total compensation as printed in ProPetro Holding Corp.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,539,712. View filing ↗
  • Kinetik Holdings Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-08. CEO total compensation as printed in Kinetik Holdings Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,156,243. View filing ↗
  • Atlas Energy Solutions Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,508,018. View filing ↗
  • Antero Midstream Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Antero Midstream Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 5,382,718. 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 ↗
  • Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,067,269. View filing ↗
  • Kosmos Energy Ltd., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-16. CEO total compensation as printed in Kosmos Energy Ltd.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,976,958. View filing ↗
  • Liberty Energy Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-05. CEO total compensation as printed in Liberty Energy Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,793,487. View filing ↗
  • Cactus, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Cactus, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,524,459. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Aris Water Solutions, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Aris Water Solutions, Inc. names Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Cactus, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Cactus, Inc. names Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
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