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Oceaneering International (OII): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$7,735,670CEO Roderick Larson · source
Say-on-pay support96.12%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers56th pct.Of 12 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio103:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $7,753,037FY2023
  • $7,401,994FY2024
  • $7,735,670FY2025

CEO total pay was $7,735,670 in fiscal 2025, up from $7,401,994 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $910,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $2,027,796 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Oceaneering International in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Roderick Larson (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Oceaneering International in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $7,735,670.
How does Oceaneering International's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Roderick Larson's total compensation ranked at the 56th percentile of Oceaneering International's disclosed peer group.
What is Oceaneering International's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Oceaneering International's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 103:1.
How did shareholders vote on Oceaneering International's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 96.12% of shareholders supported Oceaneering International's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Oceaneering International spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Oceaneering International reported total board compensation of $2,507,448 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
Roderick Larson$910,000$0$2,027,796$0$4,282,425$0$515,449$7,735,670
President and Chief Executive Officer
Alan Curtis503,5000651,69901,536,6470180,1022,871,948
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Simons453,6000391,4130924,1530138,8671,908,033
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Benjamin Laura472,6000407,8030844,0710143,3591,867,833
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Martin McDonald405,5000253,6820738,2730137,4241,534,879
Senior Vice President, Subsea Robotics

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
Roderick Larson$7,735,670$7,401,994$7,753,037↑ +333,676
Alan Curtis2,871,9482,653,6332,789,871↑ +218,315
Jennifer Simons1,908,0331,208,4592,354,686↑ +699,574
Benjamin Laura1,867,8331,336,162—↑ +531,671
Martin McDonald1,534,8791,472,6941,536,024↑ +62,185

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 executive compensation program is designed to attract and retain key executives, motivate them to achieve short- and long-term objectives without exposing us to excessive or unnecessary risk, and align their interests with our stockholders’ interests.

CEO STI target (% of salary)125%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingTrue
Anti-pledgingTrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Martin McDonaldRSU2025-02-24——11,484—$253,682
Alan CurtisRSU2025-02-24——29,502—651,699
Roderick LarsonRSU2025-02-24——91,797—2,027,796
Benjamin LauraRSU2025-02-24——18,461—407,803
Jennifer SimonsRSU2025-02-24——17,719—391,413

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Martin McDonald$253,682$0$00.0%
Alan Curtis651,699000.0%
Roderick Larson2,027,796000.0%
Benjamin Laura407,803000.0%
Jennifer Simons391,413000.0%

% 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
Martin McDonaldRSU11,484—$275,961
Benjamin LauraRSU18,461—443,618
Alan CurtisRSU29,502—708,933
Martin McDonaldRSU37,987—912,828
Benjamin LauraRSU46,356—1,113,935
Roderick LarsonRSU91,797—2,205,882
Alan CurtisRSU96,016—2,307,264
Jennifer SimonsRSU101,077—2,428,880
Roderick LarsonRSU289,658—6,960,482
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
M. Kevin McEvoyIndependent · Board Chair · Sustainability (Chair)$132,000$271,510$0—$0$403,510
Paul B. Murphy JrIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Nominating/Governance132,000184,6340—0316,634
Deanna L. GoodwinIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Audit127,000184,6340—0311,634
Karen H. BeachyIndependent · Compensation · Audit117,000184,6340—0301,634
Jon Erik ReinhardsenIndependent · Compensation · Nominating/Governance (Chair)112,000184,6340—0296,634
Reema PoddarIndependent · Audit · Nominating/Governance109,500184,6340—0294,134
Steven A. WebsterIndependent · Nominating/Governance107,000184,6340—0291,634
William B. BerryIndependent · Compensation107,000184,6340—0291,634
Roderick A. LarsonEmployee director000000
Roger W. JenkinsIndependent · Compensation · Newly elected——————

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$97,000
Annual equity retainer$170,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)30,000 / 20,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline$485,000

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$943,500
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,563,948
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$2,507,448

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

Peer group, and who names Oceaneering International as a peer

Companies that benchmark against OII

30 companies name OII as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name OII 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 Oceaneering International 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
1Weatherford International plc2025Girishchandra Saligram$1,254,808$9,969,035$0$1,735,296$13,022,298
2Flowserve Corporation2025R. Scott Rowe1,236,5387,245,11401,901,25010,914,232
3Helmerich & Payne, Inc.2025John Lindsay1,179,9095,749,95701,559,0169,010,799
4Transocean Ltd.2025Keelan Adamson933,3335,771,95701,820,0008,793,715
5ChampionX Corporation2024Sivasankaran Somasundaram954,2315,486,640—1,365,7457,830,131
6Oceaneering International2025Roderick Larson910,0002,027,79604,282,4257,735,670
7Chart Industries, Inc.2024Jillian Evanko1,100,0004,378,4241,573,870565,7857,687,879
8Dnow, Inc.2025David Cherechinsky999,1734,555,07101,550,5487,118,605
9Expro Group Holdings NV2024Michael Jardon1,000,0005,246,0720690,6256,962,497
10Oil States International, Inc.2025Cindy Taylor925,0002,400,00301,654,2445,079,386
11Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.2025Owen Kratz800,0003,838,5190420,0005,067,269

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
Oceaneering International124%not disclosedYes — Relative TSRMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
ChampionX Corporationnot disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedFrederick W. Cook & Co., Inc.
Chart Industries, Inc.38.1%not disclosedNoPay Governance
Dnow, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PSU 50not disclosedZayla Partners
Expro Group Holdings NVnot disclosedPRSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Meridian Consultants, 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
Oil States International, Inc.not disclosedRSU 50 · PRSU 25 · Cash Performance Award 25not disclosedMeridian Compensation Partners
Transocean Ltd.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50NoPay Governance LLC
Weatherford International plc92.3%PSU 75 · RSU 25NoLB&Co.

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
20262026-05-1585,566,7542,461,109994,62396.12%Passed
20252025-05-0983,681,9908,155,903477,80690.65%Passed
20242024-05-1088,063,0685,703,026120,94793.8%Passed
20232023-05-1683,031,3676,082,514234,63592.93%Passed
20222022-05-2782,665,9455,702,507220,79893.31%Passed
20212021-05-0776,246,3546,904,083740,84890.89%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
20262026-05-1596.12%a
20252025-05-0990.65%b
20242024-05-1093.8%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Because abstentions are counted as present for the purpose of the vote on this proposal, they have the same effect as votes "AGAINST" this proposal.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Because abstentions are counted as present for the purpose of the vote on this proposal, they have the same effect as votes "AGAINST" this proposal.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Because abstentions are counted as present for purposes of the vote on this proposal, but are not votes "FOR" this proposal, they have the same effect as votes "AGAINST" this 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)103 : 1
CEO total compensation$7,735,670
Median employee compensation$75,254
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (46 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, Roderick Larson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 7,735,670. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Alan Curtis. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,871,948. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jennifer Simons. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,908,033. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Benjamin Laura. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,867,833. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Martin McDonald. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,534,879. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Martin McDonald RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Alan Curtis RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Roderick Larson RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Benjamin Laura RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jennifer Simons RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 103 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, M. Kevin McEvoy. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 403,510. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Paul B. Murphy Jr. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 316,634. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Deanna L. Goodwin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 311,634. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Karen H. Beachy. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 301,634. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jon Erik Reinhardsen. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 296,634. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Reema Poddar. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 294,134. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Steven A. Webster. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 291,634. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, William B. Berry. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 291,634. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Roderick A. Larson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Roger W. Jenkins. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-18. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.12% (votes for as printed: 85,566,754.16). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-09. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.65% (votes for as printed: 83,681,990). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-13. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.8% (votes for as printed: 88,063,068). 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 943,500 + equity 1,563,948 + all other 0 = 2,507,448, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Weatherford International plc, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Weatherford International plc's own proxy. As printed: 13,022,298. View filing ↗
  • 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 ↗
  • 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 ↗
  • Transocean Ltd., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-31. CEO total compensation as printed in Transocean Ltd.'s own proxy. As printed: 8,793,715. View filing ↗
  • ChampionX Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in ChampionX Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 7,830,131. View filing ↗
  • Oceaneering International (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in Oceaneering International's own proxy. As printed: 7,735,670. View filing ↗
  • Chart Industries, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-08. CEO total compensation as printed in Chart Industries, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,687,879. View filing ↗
  • Dnow, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Dnow, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,118,605. 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 ↗
  • 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 ↗
  • Section 10a, Expro Group Holdings N.V. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Expro Group Holdings N.V. names Oceaneering International 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 Oceaneering International in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Helmerich & Payne, Inc. names Oceaneering International in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Transocean Ltd. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Transocean Ltd. names Oceaneering International in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Weatherford International plc reciprocity. DEF 14A. Weatherford International plc names Oceaneering International in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, DNOW, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. DNOW, Inc. names Oceaneering International in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, ChampionX Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. ChampionX Corporation names Oceaneering International in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Oil States International, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Oil States International, Inc. names Oceaneering International in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
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