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OIL States International (OIS): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$5,079,386CEO Cindy Taylor · source
Say-on-pay support93.73%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers42nd pct.Of 13 peer CEOs

CEO pay, last three years

  • $5,126,521FY2023
  • $4,881,248FY2024
  • $5,079,386FY2025

CEO total pay was $5,079,386 in fiscal 2025, up from $4,881,248 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $925,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $2,400,003 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at OIL States International, Inc in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Cindy Taylor (President & Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at OIL States International, Inc in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $5,079,386.
How does OIL States International, Inc's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Cindy Taylor's total compensation ranked at the 42nd percentile of OIL States International, Inc's disclosed peer group.
How did shareholders vote on OIL States International, Inc's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 93.73% of shareholders supported OIL States International, Inc's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does OIL States International, Inc spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, OIL States International, Inc reported total board compensation of $1,567,998 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
Cindy Taylor$925,000$0$2,400,003$0$1,654,244$0$100,139$5,079,386
President & Chief Executive Officer
Philip Moses495,0000937,5000639,331050,9552,122,786
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Lloyd Hajdik495,0000937,5000639,331041,7862,113,617
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

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
Cindy Taylor$5,079,386$4,881,248$5,126,521↑ +198,138
Philip Moses2,122,7861,892,5222,022,977↑ +230,264
Lloyd Hajdik2,113,6171,912,3642,017,318↑ +201,253

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 philosophy is to design a compensation package that provides competitive base salary levels and compensation incentives that attract and retain individuals of outstanding ability, recognize the performance of the Company relative to peers and against budget goals, and support both short-term and long-term strategic goals. The program is designed to closely link executive compensation to the execution of the Company's strategy and the accomplishment of Company goals that coincide with stockholder objectives.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantMeridian Compensation Partners
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Lloyd HajdikRSU2025-02-20——116,387—$624,998
Philip MosesPSU2025-02-2029,09758,194—116,388312,502
Cindy TaylorPSU2025-02-2074,488148,976—297,952800,001
Philip MosesRSU2025-02-20——116,387—624,998
Cindy TaylorRSU2025-02-20——69,832—374,998
Lloyd HajdikPSU2025-02-2029,09758,194—116,388312,502
Cindy TaylorRSU2025-02-20——297,952—1,600,002

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Lloyd Hajdik$624,998$312,502$033.3%
Philip Moses624,998312,502033.3%
Cindy Taylor1,975,000800,001028.8%

% 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

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Cindy TaylorRSU10,977—$74,314
Lloyd HajdikRSU22,868—154,816
Philip MosesRSU22,868—154,816
Lloyd HajdikPSU28,471—192,749
Philip MosesPSU28,471—192,749
Lloyd HajdikPSU29,097—196,987
Philip MosesPSU29,097—196,987
Cindy TaylorRSU32,786—221,961
Lloyd HajdikPSU51,230—346,827
Philip MosesPSU51,230—346,827
Cindy TaylorRSU65,861—445,879
Lloyd HajdikRSU68,306—462,432
Philip MosesRSU68,306—462,432
Cindy TaylorRSU69,832—472,763
Cindy TaylorPSU74,488—504,284
Cindy TaylorPSU81,998—555,126
Cindy TaylorRSU113,595—769,038
Lloyd HajdikRSU116,387—787,940
Philip MosesRSU116,387—787,940
Cindy TaylorPSU147,541—998,853
Cindy TaylorRSU196,721—1,331,801
Cindy TaylorRSU297,952—2,017,135
Lloyd HajdikRSU316,359—2,141,751
Philip MosesRSU316,359—2,141,751
Cindy TaylorRSU864,561—5,853,078
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Robert L. PotterIndependent · Board Chair · COMPENSATION COMMITTEE · NOMINATING, GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE$142,000$199,998———$341,998
Darrell E. HollekIndependent · AUDIT COMMITTEE · NOMINATING, GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE (Chair)109,000150,000———259,000
Hallie A. VanderhiderIndependent · AUDIT COMMITTEE (Chair)96,000150,000———246,000
E. Joseph WrightIndependent · COMPENSATION COMMITTEE · NOMINATING, GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE92,000150,000———242,000
Lawrence R. DickersonIndependent · COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (Chair)91,000150,000———241,000
Denise Castillo-RhodesIndependent · AUDIT COMMITTEE88,000150,000———238,000
Cindy B. TaylorEmployee director · Not standing for re-election—————0
Lloyd A. HajdikEmployee director · Newly elected—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$60,000
Annual equity retainer$150,000
Per board meeting fee$2,000
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)20,000 / 15,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$618,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$949,998
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,567,998

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

Peer group, and who names OIL States International as a peer

Companies that benchmark against OIS

31 companies name OIS as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses OIS 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 OIS 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 OIL States International, 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
1Archrock, Inc.2025D. Bradley Childers$944,231$6,037,304—$1,985,363$9,037,610
2NPK International, Inc.2025Matthew Lanigan754,0004,058,53703,339,6328,196,160
3Oceaneering International, Inc.2025Roderick Larson910,0002,027,79604,282,4257,735,670
4Expro Group Holdings NV2024Michael Jardon1,000,0005,246,0720690,6256,962,497
5ProPetro Holding Corp.2025Samuel Sledge975,0004,391,41001,137,5006,539,712
6Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.2025Neal Lux717,7694,232,10501,196,4636,163,337
7Tetra Technologies, Inc.2025Brady Murphy735,0001,325,33303,061,8255,133,908
8OIL States International, Inc2025Cindy Taylor925,0002,400,00301,654,2445,079,386
9Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.2025Owen Kratz800,0003,838,5190420,0005,067,269
10Core Laboratories NV2025Lawrence Bruno886,9123,505,1050351,2174,980,491
11Select Water Solutions, Inc.2025John Schmitz800,0003,245,5260681,3524,876,029
12Innovex International, Inc.2025Adam Anderson550,9692,222,4920495,0003,283,511
13RPC, Inc.2025Ben Palmer618,0001,388,26501,155,6603,192,075
—Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.——————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

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
OIL States International, Incnot disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 25 · Cash Performance Award 25not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners
Archrock, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 50not disclosedPearl Meyer
Core Laboratories NVnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Expro Group Holdings NVnot disclosedPRSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Meridian Consultants, LLC
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.35%PSU 50 · RSU 50Yes — TSR relative to performance peer groupWTW (Willis Towers Watson)
Innovex International, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
NPK International, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 50not disclosedZayla Partners, LLC
Oceaneering International, Inc.124%not disclosedYes — Relative TSRMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
ProPetro Holding Corp.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedPearl Meyer
RPC, Inc.187%RSU 75 · PSU 25NoMercer, LLC
Select Water Solutions, Inc.88.1%RSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Meridian Compensation Partners
Tetra Technologies, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · LTIP Units 50not disclosedPay 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 yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-1243,130,1702,886,46248,88893.73%Passed
20252025-05-1333,654,46712,349,90247,47073.08%Passed
20242024-05-0743,233,3287,462,905207,25484.93%Passed
20232023-05-0949,485,0542,746,58211,64194.72%Passed
20222022-05-1045,327,3844,619,91116,93690.72%Passed
20212021-05-1145,342,3182,921,436106,46293.74%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
20262026-05-1293.73%a
20252025-05-1373.08%b
20242024-05-0784.93%c

a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “For purposes of the advisory vote on executive compensation, broker non-votes are not counted as votes with respect to the proposal and, therefore, will not affect the outcome of the vote on this proposal, and abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “For purposes of the advisory vote on executive compensation, broker non-votes are not counted as votes with respect to the proposal and, therefore, will not affect the outcome of the vote on this proposal, and abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal.”.

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.

Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (47 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, Cindy Taylor. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 51. As printed: 5,079,386. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Philip Moses. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 51. As printed: 2,122,786. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Lloyd Hajdik. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 51. As printed: 2,113,617. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Lloyd Hajdik RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Philip Moses PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Cindy Taylor PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Philip Moses RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Cindy Taylor RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Lloyd Hajdik PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Cindy Taylor RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Robert L. Potter. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 341,998. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Darrell E. Hollek. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 259,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Hallie A. Vanderhider. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 246,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, E. Joseph Wright. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 242,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Lawrence R. Dickerson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 241,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Denise Castillo-Rhodes. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 238,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Cindy B. Taylor. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Lloyd A. Hajdik. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.73% (votes for as printed: 43,130,170). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-13. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 73.08% (votes for as printed: 33,654,467). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-07. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.93% (votes for as printed: 43,233,328). 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 618,000 + equity 949,998 + all other 0 = 1,567,998, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • 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 ↗
  • 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 ↗
  • Oceaneering International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Oceaneering International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,735,670. View filing ↗
  • Expro Group Holdings NV, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Expro Group Holdings NV's own proxy. As printed: 6,962,497. 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 ↗
  • 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 ↗
  • 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 (subject), 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 ↗
  • Core Laboratories NV, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Core Laboratories NV's own proxy. As printed: 4,980,491. View filing ↗
  • Select Water Solutions, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Select Water Solutions, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,876,029. View filing ↗
  • Innovex International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Innovex International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,283,511. View filing ↗
  • RPC, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-18. CEO total compensation as printed in RPC, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,192,075. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Archrock, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Archrock, Inc. names OIL States International, Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Innovex International, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Innovex International, Inc. names OIL States International, Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Core Laboratories N.V. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Core Laboratories N.V. names OIL States International, Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, ProPetro Holding Corp. reciprocity. DEF 14A. ProPetro Holding Corp. names OIL States International, Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Expro Group Holdings N.V. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Expro Group Holdings N.V. names OIL States International, Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. names OIL States International, Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. names OIL States International, Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Oceaneering International, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Oceaneering International, Inc. names OIL States International, Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Select Water Solutions, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Select Water Solutions, Inc. names OIL States International, Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, TETRA Technologies, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. TETRA Technologies, Inc. names OIL States International, Inc in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
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