Adam Sullivan is President and Chief Executive Officer of Core Scientific, Inc. (CORZ). The company reported total compensation of $22,923,204 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $815,769 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $20,005,674 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,062,500 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $39,261 |
| Total | $22,923,204 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Core Scientific, Inc. filed March 31, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-134857.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $815,769 | $0 | $20,005,674 | $0 | $2,062,500 | $0 | $39,261 | $22,923,204 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $562,981 | $0 | $39,495,340 | $0 | $1,800,000 | $0 | $80,000 | $41,938,321 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $378,291 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,500 | $890,791 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Core Scientific, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $12,212,714 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $10,710,491 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 75th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 11 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Core Scientific, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Sullivan this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $22,923,204 |
| James Nygaard | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $9,680,354 |
| Todd DuChene | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer | $7,420,639 |
| Denise Sterling | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $6,125,647 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Core Scientific, Inc. compensation brief.
Adam Sullivan's compensation sits inside Core Scientific, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.