CEO Timothy Sopko was paid $519,026 in fiscal year 2026, ↓ down 17.8% from fiscal year 2025 (SEC filing 0001376474-26-000601 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
$519,026 ↓ Timothy Sopko total, FY2026 | — CEO pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | 95.86% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Sopko | $329,600 | $0 | — | $162,832 | — | — | $26,594 | $519,026 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Paul Heary | 245,140 | 0 | — | 162,832 | — | — | 14,422 | 422,394 |
| Chief Financial 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Sopko | $519,026 | $631,696 | $755,904 | ↓ −112,670 |
| Paul Heary | 422,394 | 484,083 | 602,364 | ↓ −61,689 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| F. Eric Armenat | Independent Director | $205,832 |
| John Burgess | Chair of the Board | $218,832 |
| Robert M. Carey | Independent Director | $205,832 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Heary | Option | 7,000 | 19.96 | — |
| Paul Heary | Option | 7,000 | 46.99 | — |
| Paul Heary | Option | 7,000 | 56.43 | — |
| Paul Heary | Option | 7,000 | 30.55 | — |
The Compensation Committee's primary purpose is to annually review and approve the Company's overall compensation philosophy and establish corporate goals and objectives consistent with that philosophy, considering Company performance, compensation at comparable companies, and past years' compensation.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-10-20 | 1,515,140 | 45,482 | 19,973 | 95.86% | Passed |
| 2019 | 2019-11-01 | 1,882,909 | 120,355 | 10,984 | 93.48% | Passed |
| 2016 | 2016-10-28 | 1,547,047 | 99,413 | 63,384 | 90.48% | 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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-10-20 | 95.86%a |
| 2019 | 2019-11-01 | 93.48%b |
| 2016 | 2016-10-28 | 90.48%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the action.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the action.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the action.”.
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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John BurgessIndependent · Board Chair · Audit (Chair) | $56,000 | — | $162,832 | — | — | $218,832 |
| F. Eric ArmenatIndependent · Audit | 43,000 | — | 162,832 | — | — | 205,832 |
| Robert M. CareyIndependent · Audit · Nominating (Chair) | 43,000 | — | 162,832 | — | — | 205,832 |
| Timothy J. SopkoEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $28,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $142,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $142,000 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
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 | Taylor Devices | 2026 | Timothy Sopko | $329,600 | — | $162,832 | — | $519,026 |
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.
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.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Timothy Sopko | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001376474-26-000601 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 519,026. Filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Paul Heary | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001376474-26-000601 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 422,394. Filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 07, pay ratio | 10-K | 2026-08-18 | 0001376474-26-000567 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 08, John Burgess | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001376474-26-000601 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 218,832. Filing ↗machine: span 77463–77613 |
| 5 | Section 08, F. Eric Armenat | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001376474-26-000601 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 205,832. Filing ↗machine: span 78400–78550 |
| 6 | Section 08, Robert M. Carey | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001376474-26-000601 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 205,832. Filing ↗machine: span 79337–79487 |
| 7 | Section 08, Timothy J. Sopko | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001376474-26-000601 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-10-24 | 0001376474-23-000460 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.86% (votes for as printed: 1,515,140). Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 06, 2019 vote | Form 8-K | 2019-11-07 | 0000096536-19-000041 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 93.48%. Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 06, 2016 vote | Form 8-K | 2016-11-01 | 0000096536-16-000061 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 90.48%. Filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 12 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 142,000 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 142,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 142,000 |
| 13 | Taylor Devices (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-09-04 | 0001376474-26-000601 | CEO total compensation as printed in Taylor Devices's own proxy. As printed: 519,026. Filing ↗ |
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