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Kopin (KOPN): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$2,257,423CEO Michael Murray · source
Say-on-pay support98.33%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers57th pct.Of 21 peer CEOs

CEO pay, last three years

  • $950,902FY2023
  • $2,390,838FY2024
  • $2,257,423FY2025

CEO total pay was $2,257,423 in fiscal 2025, down from $2,390,838 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $506,191 · bonus $100,000 · stock awards $600,692 · option awards $575,990

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Kopin Corp in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Michael Murray (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Kopin Corp in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $2,257,423.
How does Kopin Corp's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Michael Murray's total compensation ranked at the 57th percentile of Kopin Corp's disclosed peer group.
How did shareholders vote on Kopin Corp's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 98.33% of shareholders supported Kopin Corp's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Kopin Corp spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Kopin Corp reported total board compensation of $664,970 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
Michael Murray$506,191$100,000$600,692$575,990$463,374$0$11,176$2,257,423
President and Chief Executive Officer
Erich Manz85,38530,000856,0000002,271973,656
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Paul Baker348,86130,000326,13500011,002715,997
Chief Operating Officer of Kopin Government and Industrial and Strategic Business Officer
Richard Sneider269,84310,000228,55200011,064519,459
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (terminating September 1, 2025)

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
Michael Murray$2,257,423$2,390,838$950,902↓ −133,415
Erich Manz973,656———
Paul Baker715,997497,174430,855↑ +218,823
Richard Sneider519,459534,847456,766↓ −15,388

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

We believe that our NEOs play a critical role in the operational and financial performance of our company that creates long-term value for our stockholders. Accordingly, our executive compensation philosophy is to reward our executives for individual performance and for contributions to our corporate performance.

CEO STI target (% of salary)100%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantAon plc (Human Capital Solutions practice)
Clawback policyTrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Richard SneiderPSU2025-09-01—1—359,520$269,843
Richard SneiderPSU2025-09-01—1—359,520269,843

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Richard Sneider$0$539,686$0100.0%

% 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 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Richard SneiderRSU50,000—$211,600
Paul BakerRSU50,000—296,350
Richard SneiderRSU75,000—178,500
Richard SneiderPSU136,600—325,108
Paul BakerPSU146,350—348,313
Paul BakerRSU150,000—357,000
Michael MurrayRSU320,000—761,600
Erich ManzPSU400,000—400,000
Erich ManzRSU400,000—952,000
Michael MurrayOption480,4851.76—
Michael MurrayRSU728,634—1,734,149
Michael MurrayPSU1,200,000—2,856,000
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Jill J. AveryIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance$82,375$102,555$0$0$0$184,930
Margaret SeifIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating/Governance (Chair)60,000102,555000162,555
Paul V. Walsh, JrIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Nominating/Governance59,375102,555000161,930
David NieuwsmaIndependent · Audit · Compensation53,000102,555000155,555
Michael MurrayEmployee director · Board Chair000—00

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity retainer$102,555
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)15,000 / 10,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guidelineIn 2024, our directors and CEO were on track to maintain compliance with the minimum stock ownership guidelines.

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$254,750
Equity awards (grant-date value)$410,220
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$664,970

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

Peer group, and who names Kopin as a peer

Companies that benchmark against KOPN

8 companies name KOPN as a compensation peer

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

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 Kopin Corp 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
1LightPath Technologies2026Shmuel Rubin$421,734$4,038,007$11,050,936$15,000$15,824,493
2Immersion Corp2026Eric Singer1,137,8801,923,0000395,0005,066,691
3Ceva Inc2025Amir Panush524,4573,686,4400242,5264,691,010
4Ouster2025Angus Pacala400,0002,469,5000479,6003,363,100
5Frequency Electronics2026Thomas McClelland366,8332,629,000003,259,827
6Aehr Test Systems2026Gayn Erickson474,0002,655,012040,0003,226,098
7Everspin Technologies2025Sanjeev Aggarwal450,0001,584,0000551,4542,586,384
8Innovation Solutions and Support2025Shahram Askarpour525,0001,019,953196,340750,7502,506,043
9Digimarc2025Riley McCormack415,0001,662,9310371,8402,449,771
10Kopin Corp2025Michael Murray506,191600,692575,990463,3742,257,423
11Arteris2025K. Charles Janac477,000635,513557,924480,5302,166,523
12GSI Technology2026Lee-Lean Shu302,33901,639,50047,9311,989,770
13Clearfield2025Cheryl Beranek460,000999,9860131,5111,613,404
14KVH Industries2025Brent Bruun538,8100425,840485,1851,461,335
15Quicklogic2025Brian Faith468,000377,495001,196,495
16One Stop Systems2025Mike Knowles490,334588,699001,102,629
17InTEST Corporation2025Richard Grant428,915400,003210,65554,6871,099,010
18Magnachip Semiconductor2025Camillo Martino347,085551,10000930,185
19Pixelworks Inc2025Todd DeBonis473,025436,56200909,587
20Amtech Systems2025Robert C. Daigle450,0000259,4100723,580
21NVE Corp2026Daniel Baker449,918041,02680,353585,775
22Coda Octopus Group2025Annmarie Gayle305,000000405,000

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
Kopin Corpnot disclosednot disclosedNoAon plc (Human Capital Solutions practice)
Aehr Test Systemsnot disclosednot disclosedNonot disclosed
Amtech Systemsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Arteris109.5%RSU 50 · Options 50not disclosedCompensia, Inc.
Ceva Inc58%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoMeridian Compensation Partners
Clearfield29%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoCompensia
Coda Octopus Groupnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Digimarcnot disclosedPRSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedF.W. Cook & Co.
Everspin Technologies122.5%RSU 100not disclosednot disclosed
Frequency Electronicsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedGrant Thornton
GSI Technology17.4%Options 100not disclosedCompensia, Inc.
Immersion Corpnot disclosedRSU 100not disclosednot disclosed
Innovation Solutions and Support143%not disclosedNoFW Cook
InTEST Corporation15%not disclosedNoRadford
KVH Industriesnot disclosedOptions 100not disclosedCompensia
LightPath Technologiesnot disclosedRSU 50 · TSR Award 50not disclosednot disclosed
Magnachip Semiconductornot disclosedPSU 67 · RSU 33NoCompensia Inc.
NVE Corpnot disclosedOption 100not disclosednot disclosed
One Stop Systemsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Ouster119.9%RSU 100not disclosedSemler Brossy
Pixelworks Incnot disclosednot disclosedYes — TSR relative to Peer Groupnot disclosed
Quicklogic75%RSU 100not disclosedCompensia

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
20262026-05-2168,891,995879,772288,80398.33%Passed
20252025-06-2658,245,2551,951,8561,544,39394.34%Passed
20242024-06-0526,650,9294,175,3396,383,82071.62%Passed
20232023-05-2533,029,2441,290,870381,19195.18%Passed
20222022-05-2632,034,2452,608,227288,95391.71%Passed
20212021-05-2632,190,9591,094,818518,59695.23%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
20262026-05-2198.33%a
20252025-06-2694.34%b
20242024-06-0571.62%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will be counted for Proposal 4 and will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will be counted for Proposal 5 and will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will be counted for Proposal 5 and 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.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)—
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
Insider trades since the proxy

Every insider equity transaction reported on Form 4 after the 2025 proxy statement — acquisitions, dispositions, exercises, and withholdings — and therefore not reflected in any table in that document.

InsiderRoleTransaction dateCodeSharesPriceValueSecuritySource
Paul BakerChief Operating Officer2026-04-28D116,860$4$461,597CommonForm 4 ↗
Paul BakerChief Operating Officer2026-05-05D1,04155,101CommonForm 4 ↗
Paul BakerChief Operating Officer2026-05-06D58,9395288,801CommonForm 4 ↗
Margaret SeifDirector2026-06-10A64,50000CommonForm 4 ↗
Jill J. AveryDirector2026-06-10A64,50000CommonForm 4 ↗
David NieuwsmaDirector2026-06-10A64,50000CommonForm 4 ↗
Paul V. Walsh, JrDirector2026-06-10A64,50000CommonForm 4 ↗

Transaction codes per Form 4: A acquisition · S open-market sale · F tax withholding · M option exercise · G gift. Value = shares × price as reported. Dividend-equivalent and fractional-share accrual rows (derivative Class A, under $10,000 and under 2,000 shares) are aggregated per date; every row appears in full below.

Sources (50 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, Michael Murray. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 24. As printed: 2,257,423. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Erich Manz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 973,656. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Paul Baker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 715,997. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Richard Sneider. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 519,459. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Richard Sneider PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Richard Sneider PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2026-04-13. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jill J. Avery. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 184,930. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Margaret Seif. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 162,555. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Paul V. Walsh, Jr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 161,930. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, David Nieuwsma. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 155,555. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Michael Murray. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Paul Baker 2026-04-28. Form 4, filed 2026-04-29. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Paul Baker 2026-05-05. Form 4, filed 2026-05-06. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Paul Baker 2026-05-06. Form 4, filed 2026-05-08. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Margaret Seif 2026-06-10. Form 4, filed 2026-06-12. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Jill J. Avery 2026-06-10. Form 4, filed 2026-06-12. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, David Nieuwsma 2026-06-10. Form 4, filed 2026-06-12. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 02, Paul V. Walsh, Jr 2026-06-10. Form 4, filed 2026-06-12. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-28. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.33% (votes for as printed: 68,891,995). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-30. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.34% (votes for as printed: 58,245,255). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-11. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 71.62% (votes for as printed: 26,650,929). 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 254,750 + equity 410,220 + all other 0 = 664,970, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • LightPath Technologies, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-10-26. CEO total compensation as printed in LightPath Technologies's own proxy. As printed: 15,824,493. View filing ↗
  • Immersion Corp, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Immersion Corp's own proxy. As printed: 5,066,691. View filing ↗
  • Ceva Inc, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Ceva Inc's own proxy. As printed: 4,691,010. View filing ↗
  • Ouster, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Ouster's own proxy. As printed: 3,363,100. View filing ↗
  • Frequency Electronics, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Frequency Electronics's own proxy. As printed: 3,259,827. View filing ↗
  • Aehr Test Systems, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Aehr Test Systems's own proxy. As printed: 3,226,098. View filing ↗
  • Everspin Technologies, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-07. CEO total compensation as printed in Everspin Technologies's own proxy. As printed: 2,586,384. View filing ↗
  • Innovation Solutions and Support, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Innovation Solutions and Support's own proxy. As printed: 2,506,043. View filing ↗
  • Digimarc, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Digimarc's own proxy. As printed: 2,449,771. View filing ↗
  • Kopin Corp (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. CEO total compensation as printed in Kopin Corp's own proxy. As printed: 2,257,423. View filing ↗
  • Arteris, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Arteris's own proxy. As printed: 2,166,523. View filing ↗
  • GSI Technology, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-16. CEO total compensation as printed in GSI Technology's own proxy. As printed: 1,989,770. View filing ↗
  • Clearfield, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-15. CEO total compensation as printed in Clearfield's own proxy. As printed: 1,613,404. View filing ↗
  • KVH Industries, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. CEO total compensation as printed in KVH Industries's own proxy. As printed: 1,461,335. View filing ↗
  • Quicklogic, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Quicklogic's own proxy. As printed: 1,196,495. View filing ↗
  • One Stop Systems, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-15. CEO total compensation as printed in One Stop Systems's own proxy. As printed: 1,102,629. View filing ↗
  • InTEST Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-28. CEO total compensation as printed in InTEST Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 1,099,010. View filing ↗
  • Magnachip Semiconductor, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Magnachip Semiconductor's own proxy. As printed: 930,185. View filing ↗
  • Pixelworks Inc, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Pixelworks Inc's own proxy. As printed: 909,587. View filing ↗
  • Amtech Systems, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Amtech Systems's own proxy. As printed: 723,580. View filing ↗
  • NVE Corp, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-22. CEO total compensation as printed in NVE Corp's own proxy. As printed: 585,775. View filing ↗
  • Coda Octopus Group, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Coda Octopus Group's own proxy. As printed: 405,000. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Pixelworks Inc reciprocity. DEF 14A. Pixelworks Inc names Kopin Corp in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, GSI Technology reciprocity. DEF 14A. GSI Technology names Kopin Corp in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Quicklogic reciprocity. DEF 14A. Quicklogic names Kopin Corp in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
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