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Mastech Digital (MHH): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $8,814,382FY2025
CEO total pay was $8,814,382 in fiscal 2025; the brief holds no earlier figure for this CEO.
FY2025: salary $1,000,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $0 · option awards $5,197,450
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nirav Patel | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,197,450 | $616,932 | $0 | $2,000,000 | $8,814,382 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Kannan Sugantharaman | 184,992 | 0 | 0 | 584,700 | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 869,692 |
| Chief Financial & Operations Officer | ||||||||
| John Cronin, Jr. | 190,385 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77,000 | 0 | 457,360 | 724,745 |
| Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nirav Patel | $8,814,382 | — | — | — |
| Kannan Sugantharaman | 869,692 | — | — | — |
| John Cronin, Jr. | 724,745 | — | 450,000 | — |
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 compensation program is designed to attract, motivate, and retain high-quality executives by providing total compensation that is performance-based and competitive with the markets and industries in which the Company competes for talent. A core objective is to emphasize pay-for-performance by linking compensation levels to shareholder value creation and targeting key financial and operational objectives.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | NaN% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Willis Towers Watson US LLC |
| Clawback policy | The Company has adopted a Claw Back Policy effective December 1, 2023, requiring the recovery of incentive-based compensation in the event of an accounting restatement. The clawback period is the three completed fiscal years preceding the restatement date. The policy complies with Section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 811 of the NYSE American Company Guide. |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannan Sugantharaman | OPTION | 2025-04-14 | — | — | 75,000 | — | $240,075 |
| Kannan Sugantharaman | OPTION | 2025-04-14 | — | — | 75,000 | — | 344,625 |
| Nirav Patel | OPTION | 2025-01-06 | — | — | 351,179 | — | 2,916,543 |
| Nirav Patel | OPTION | 2025-01-06 | — | — | 351,179 | — | 2,280,908 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannan Sugantharaman | $0 | $0 | $584,700 | 0.0% |
| Nirav Patel | 0 | 0 | 5,197,451 | 0.0% |
% 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
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kannan Sugantharaman | Option | 75,000 | 7.6 | — |
| Nirav Patel | Option | 351,179 | 15.41 | — |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivek GuptaEmployee director · Departed during FY | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $75,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 / 10,000 / 5,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $0 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $0 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Mastech Digital as a peer
Companies that benchmark against MHH
3 companies name MHH as a compensation peer
- BGSF, INC.BGSFFY2025
- DHI GROUP, INC.DHXFY2025
- DLH Holdings Corp.DLHCFY2025
- FRANKLIN COVEY COFCFY2025
- IBEX LtdIBEXFY2026
Each company listed discloses MHH 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 MHH in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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 | Mastech Digital, Inc. | 2025 | Nirav Patel | $1,000,000 | $0 | $5,197,450 | $616,932 | $8,814,382 |
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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-13 | 9,313,024 | 782,645 | 5,837 | 92.25% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-05-14 | 10,018,858 | 7,209 | 1,768 | 99.93% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-05-15 | 9,613,422 | 509,276 | 3,421 | 94.97% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-05-10 | 9,671,666 | 427,293 | 3,494 | 95.77% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-05-11 | 9,887,796 | 20,845 | 4,144 | 99.79% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-05-12 | 9,628,434 | 147,056 | 43,020 | 98.5% | 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 year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-05-13 | 92.25%a |
| 2025 | 2025-05-14 | 99.93%b |
| 2024 | 2024-05-15 | 94.97%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “If you hold your shares in your own name and abstain from voting on this matter, your abstention will have no effect.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “abstain from voting on this 14 Table of Contents matter, your abstention will have no effect.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “If you hold your shares in your own name and abstain from voting on this matter, your abstention will have no effect.”.
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.
| Insider | Role | Transaction date | Code | Shares | Price | Value | Security | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven A. Shaw | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-04-09 | A | 4,000 | $6 | $24,200 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Steven A. Shaw | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-04-10 | A | 2,000 | 6 | 12,380 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Steven A. Shaw | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-04-15 | A | 3,000 | 7 | 20,520 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Steven A. Shaw | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-04-27 | A | 1,000 | 7 | 7,040 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Kannan Sugantharaman | CFO and COO | 2026-08-10 | A | 20,000 | 0 | 0 | Derivative, Class A Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Steven A. Shaw | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-08-21 | A | 5,000 | 7 | 37,350 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Steven A. Shaw | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-10-19 | A | 2,500 | 6 | 16,100 | Common | Form 4 ↗ |
| Steven A. Shaw | Greater-than-10% holder | 2026-10-20 | A | 2,200 | 6 | 13,926 | Common | Form 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 (23 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, Nirav Patel. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 29. As printed: 8,814,382. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Kannan Sugantharaman. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 29. As printed: 869,692. View filing ↗
- Section 01, John Cronin, Jr.. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 29. As printed: 724,745. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Kannan Sugantharaman OPTION. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Kannan Sugantharaman OPTION. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Nirav Patel OPTION. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Nirav Patel OPTION. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2026-03-18. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Vivek Gupta. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-04-09. Form 4, filed 2026-04-13. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-04-10. Form 4, filed 2026-04-13. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-04-15. Form 4, filed 2026-04-16. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-04-27. Form 4, filed 2026-04-27. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Kannan Sugantharaman 2026-08-10. Form 4, filed 2026-08-12. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-08-21. Form 4, filed 2026-08-24. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-10-19. Form 4, filed 2026-10-21. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 02, Steven A. Shaw 2026-10-20. Form 4, filed 2026-10-21. Insider equity transaction reported since the proxy statement. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-18. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.25% (votes for as printed: 9,313,024). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-19. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.93% (votes for as printed: 10,018,858). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-16. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.97% (votes for as printed: 9,613,422). View filing ↗
- 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 0 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 0, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Mastech Digital, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Mastech Digital, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,814,382. View filing ↗